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Updated on 2023-11-21 GMT+08:00
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How Do I Create Private Database Users and Tables?

Scenario

The system administrator dbadmin has the permission to access tables created by common users by default. When Separation of Permissions is enabled, the administrator dbadmin does not have the permission to access tables of common users or perform control operations (DROP, ALTER, and TRUNCATE).

If a private user and a private table (table created by the private user) need to be created, and the private table can be accessed only by the private user and the system administrator dbadmin and other common users do not have the permission to access the table (INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE, SELECT, and COPY). However, the system administrator dbadmin sometimes need to perform the DROP, ALTER, or TRUNCATE operations without authorization from the private user. In this case, you can create a user (private user) with the INDEPENDENT attribute.

Figure 1 Private users

Principles

This function is implemented by creating a user with the INDEPENDENT attribute.

INDEPENDENT | NOINDEPENDENT defines private and independent roles. For a role with the INDEPENDENT attribute, administrators' rights to control and access this role are separated. Specific rules are as follows:

  • Administrators have no rights to add, delete, query, modify, copy, or authorize the corresponding table objects without the authorization from the INDEPENDENT role.
  • Administrators have no rights to modify the inheritance relationship of the INDEPENDENT role without the authorization from this role.
  • Administrators have no rights to modify the owner of the table objects for the INDEPENDENT role.
  • Administrators have no rights to change the database password of the INDEPENDENT role. The INDEPENDENT role must manage its own password, which cannot be reset if lost.
  • The SYSADMIN attribute of a user cannot be changed to the INDEPENDENT attribute.

Procedure

  1. Connect to the DWS database as user dbadmin.
  2. Run the following SQL statement to create private user u1: 

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    CREATE USER u1 WITH INDEPENDENT IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

  1. Switch to user u1, create the table test, and insert data into the table. 

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    CREATE TABLE test (id INT, name VARCHAR(20));
INSERT INTO test VALUES (1, 'joe');
INSERT INTO test VALUES (2, 'jim');

  2. Switch to user dbadmin and run the following SQL statement to check whether user dbadmin can access the private table test created by private user u1: 

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    SELECT * FROM u1.test;

    The query result indicates that the user dbadmin does not have the access permission. This means the private user and private table are created successfully.

  3. Run the DROP statement as user dbadmin to delete the table test. 

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    DROP TABLE u1.test;