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CHAPTER 10 Managing User IDs and Permissions
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Creating new users
A new user is added to a database by the DBA using the GRANT CONNECT
statement. For example:
❖ To add a new user to a database, with user ID M_Haneef and password
welcome:
1 From DBISQL, connect to the database as a user with DBA authority.
2 Issue the SQL statement:
GRANT CONNECT TO M_Haneef
IDENTIFIED BY welcome
Only the DBA has the authority to add new users to a database.
Initial permissions for
new users
By default, new users are not assigned any permissions beyond connecting to
the database and viewing the system tables. In order to access tables in the
database they need to be assigned permissions.
The DBA can set the permissions granted automatically to new users by
assigning permissions to the special
PUBLIC user group, as discussed in
“Special groups”.
Using a DBISQL
command file to set
up new users
You may want to put commands for setting up new users into a DBISQL
command file. Command files help you standardize the way you perform
processes you repeat over time. For details on using command files, see the
chapter “Getting Started with DBISQL” in the Introduction to Adaptive Server
IQ.
Creating users in
Sybase Central
❖ To create a user in Sybase Central:
1 Connect to the database.
2 Click the Users and Groups folder for that database.
3 Double-click Add User. A Wizard is displayed, which leads you through
the process.
For more information, see the Sybase Central online Help.
Changing a password
Changing a user’s
password
If you have DBA authority, you can change the password of any existing user
with the following command: