RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.

From: Steve Adams <steve.adams_at_ixora.com.au>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:19:20 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002EB63D.20010417151028@fatcity.com>

Hi All,

Further to that, it is necessary to use DBMS_SQL or native dynamic SQL for this as PL/SQL does not support ALTER SYSTEM directly.

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Create a procedure as SYS (or someone else powerful) which does the 'alter system' and then grant just the proc to the user

hth
connor

• lerobe - Lee Robertson <LEROBE_at_acxiom.co.uk> wrote: > All,
  >
  > Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to
  > kill their own (and only
  > their own) session. I have had a trawl through
  > Metalink and have seen
  > various methods (using procedures) of doing it but
  > all of these appear to
  > rely on granting the alter system role to the user.
  >
  > Oracle 8.0.5.0.0
  > Compaq Tru64 4.0f
  >
  > Regards
  >
  > Lee
  >
  > Lee Robertson
  > Acxiom
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  > Fax: 0191 525 7007
  > Email: lerobe_at_acxiom.co.uk
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