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What is Restricted Mode of Instance Startup ?

I've a requirement like my database needs to be accessed to a limited users. Then how can I restrict the instance access to those users ?.. Any help will be appreciated.

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asked Dec 19 '09 at 12:10 AM in Default

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Is this really a security question or do you really want a private instance of a database server for certain users?

Dec 19 '09 at 12:46 AM KillerDBA

Yes..I want to give the access to certain group of users only.

Dec 22 '09 at 12:59 PM OraLearner
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Restricted mode startup limits access to only users with DBA permission, it's designed for maintenance, not security. To start a restricted instance, use the command:

STARTUP RESTRICT

To limit access to certain users, just use the normal Oracle access control. First, ensure that your users all have their own username/password, if they're sharing access credentials, you can't tell them apart so can't control access. Then you can just unlock or lock the accounts of people you want to allow or deny access:

ALTER USER scott ACCOUNT LOCK;
ALTER USER scott ACCOUNT UNLOCK;

Beyond that, you can get more sophisticated and control access to different objects within the database.

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answered Dec 22 '09 at 01:33 PM

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