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Access to Public Synonym [message #221619] Tue, 27 February 2007 13:57 Go to next message
Anand Ramaswamy
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Hi,
I was going through Oracle 9i Concepts a chapter on Schema Objects. As per the document,

You can create both public and private synonyms. A public synonym is owned by the special user group named PUBLIC and every user in a database can access it. A private synonym is in the schema of a specific user who has control over its availability to others.

I queried ALL_OBJECTS for v$datafile, it is shown as PUBLIC SYNONYM, however I fail to understand why I am not able to query v$datafile from any other schema (with just create session privilege).

Can anyone explain this idea?

Thanks
qA
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221620 is a reply to message #221619] Tue, 27 February 2007 14:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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SYNONYMS do not GRANT access to anything. This is why GRANT exists.
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221653 is a reply to message #221620] Tue, 27 February 2007 22:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Anand Ramaswamy
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Thank you for the update. But then what is the difference between PUBLIC Synonym and PRIVATE Synonym.

I thought PUBLIC Synonym can be queried by any schema users. Correct me if I am wrong.
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221659 is a reply to message #221619] Tue, 27 February 2007 23:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>Correct me if I am wrong.
Since you have all the answers, I don't need to say more & you can continue to answer your own questions.
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221664 is a reply to message #221659] Wed, 28 February 2007 00:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Anand Ramaswamy
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My Dear Friend,
I don't know all the answers, but I am sure you too do not know the answer to this and that is the reason for you to post irrelevant things.

I don't mind if there are no replies, but don't post replies which are not relevant to the question.
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221675 is a reply to message #221619] Wed, 28 February 2007 00:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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HI,

I queried ALL_OBJECTS for v$datafile, it is shown as PUBLIC SYNONYM, however I fail to understand why I am not able to query v$datafile from any other schema (with just create session privilege).



The public phrase means that the synonym is a public synonym and is accessible to all users. Remember though that the user must first have the appropriate privileges to the object to use the synonym.


SQL> conn system@orcl /oracle
Connected.
SQL> create table test(no number);

Table created.

SQL> create public synonym systemtest for test;

Synonym created.

SQL> conn scott/tiger@orcl
Connected.
SQL> select * from systemtest;
select * from systemtest
              *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist


SQL> conn system/oracle@orcl
Connected.
SQL> grant select on test to public;

Grant succeeded.

SQL> conn scott/tiger@orcl
Connected.
SQL> select * from systemtest;

no rows selected

SQL>


Hope this helps
Taj

[Updated on: Wed, 28 February 2007 00:52]

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Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221678 is a reply to message #221619] Wed, 28 February 2007 00:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Mohammad Taj,
THANKS!
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221681 is a reply to message #221675] Wed, 28 February 2007 01:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Anand Ramaswamy
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Hi Mohammad,
Thanks for clarifying things. Now I understood.

Regards,
Anand
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #221688 is a reply to message #221681] Wed, 28 February 2007 01:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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scott@9i > select owner,object_Name,object_type from all_objects where object_name='V$DATAFILE';

OWNER                          OBJECT_NAME                    OBJECT_TYPE
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------
PUBLIC                         V$DATAFILE                     SYNONYM

first, it is not just a public synonym. it is a synonym owned by public.
This 'public' is a special category role (and will NOT be listed in dba_roles).
(try creating a role called PUBLIC and you will be denied)

To make a few thing simple (or just to confuse us folks a little),
this public role acts as if it is been granted to all users.
But, PUBLIC role does not have access to all objects/privs by default).

scott@9i > grant create session to public;

Grant succeeded.

scott@9i > create user x identified  by y;

User created.

scott@9i > connect x/y
Error accessing PRODUCT_USER_PROFILE
Warning:  Product user profile information not loaded!
You may need to run PUPBLD.SQL as SYSTEM
Connected.
scott@9i > show user
USER is "X"
scott@9i > select * from session_privs;

PRIVILEGE
----------------------------------------
CREATE SESSION

scott@9i > select * from user_sys_privs;

USERNAME                       PRIVILEGE                                ADM
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ---
PUBLIC                         CREATE SESSION                           NO

cott@9i > desc v$datafile
ERROR:
ORA-04043: object "SYS"."V_$DATAFILE" does not exist


scott@9i > !
oracle@mutation#sqlplus -s "sys/sys as sysdba" <<EOF
> grant select on v_\$datafile to public;
> EOF

Grant succeeded.

oracle@mutation#exit
exit

scott@9i > desc v$datafile
 Name                                                  Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------------------
 FILE#                                                          NUMBER
 CREATION_CHANGE#                                               NUMBER
 CREATION_TIME                                                  DATE
 TS#                                                            NUMBER
 RFILE#                                                         NUMBER
 STATUS                                                         VARCHAR2(7)
 ENABLED                                                        VARCHAR2(10)
 CHECKPOINT_CHANGE#                                             NUMBER
 CHECKPOINT_TIME                                                DATE
 UNRECOVERABLE_CHANGE#                                          NUMBER
 UNRECOVERABLE_TIME                                             DATE
 LAST_CHANGE#                                                   NUMBER
 LAST_TIME                                                      DATE
 OFFLINE_CHANGE#                                                NUMBER
 ONLINE_CHANGE#                                                 NUMBER
 ONLINE_TIME                                                    DATE
 BYTES                                                          NUMBER
 BLOCKS                                                         NUMBER
 CREATE_BYTES                                                   NUMBER
 BLOCK_SIZE                                                     NUMBER
 NAME                                                           VARCHAR2(513)
 PLUGGED_IN                                                     NUMBER
 BLOCK1_OFFSET                                                  NUMBER
 AUX_NAME                                                       VARCHAR2(513)

[Updated on: Wed, 28 February 2007 01:24]

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Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #406773 is a reply to message #221619] Fri, 05 June 2009 15:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ok, a public synonym can be queryed by anybody, but if you want to have access to the base table you need to have a grant on that table.

a synonym is just an alias for the table.
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #406775 is a reply to message #406773] Fri, 05 June 2009 15:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks. But before updating any thing please check last update date. "Wed, 28 February 2007 12:53 "

Babu
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #406814 is a reply to message #406773] Sat, 06 June 2009 01:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In addition, check if what you want to say was not already said by another answer.
It has been clearly explained in the previous posts.

Regards
Michel
Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #410663 is a reply to message #406814] Mon, 29 June 2009 10:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You can grant access to objects via synonyms. I swear I have never done that and didn't know you could.
SQL> create table table1 (what date);

Table created.

SQL> create table table3 (what date);

Table created.

SQL> insert into table1 values (sysdate);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into table3 values (sysdate + 10000);

1 row created.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> create public synonym table1 for table1;

Synonym created.

SQL> grant select on table1 to oe;

Grant succeeded.

SQL> create public synonym table2 for table3;

Synonym created.

SQL> grant select on table2 to oe;

Grant succeeded.

SQL> conn oe/oe
Connected.
SQL> select * from table1;

WHAT
---------
25-FEB-08

SQL> select * from table2;

WHAT
---------
13-JUL-35

SQL> select * from table3;
select * from table3
                *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

SQL> select * from scott.table3;

WHAT
---------
13-JUL-35

SQL>

Notice that I never granted access to table3 but OE has access anyway. That's because when I granted access to the synonym table2, Oracle pushed the access through to the underlying schema object.

Cool. I love it when I discover something so simple.


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Re: Access to Public Synonym [message #656674 is a reply to message #221675] Fri, 14 October 2016 02:47 Go to previous message
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