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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What is Restricted Mode of Instance Startup ?
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.
