the docs are (finally) correct. you have ALWAYS needed "drop any table" to truncate someone else's table. The docs have always said you needed "delete any table". Docs (horrors! impossible to believe!) were wrong
--- "Freeman, Robert " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From the Oracle9i docs@ > http://download-west.oracle.com/otndoc/oracle9i/901_doc/server.901/a90125/st > atements_108a.htm#2067573 > <http://download-west.oracle.com/otndoc/oracle9i/901_doc/server.901/a90125/s > tatements_108a.htm#2067573> > > Under TRUNCATE > To truncate a table or cluster, the table or cluster must be in your > schema > or you must have DROP ANY TABLE system privilege. > > Is this a documentation bug? > > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP > Oracle DBA Technical Lead > CSX Midtier Database Administration > > The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience > can > take his freedom away from him. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 2:49 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > It's a DDL command. You need alter table for this. Delete any table > in a > DML privilege. > > Rodd > > On Thu, 2002-03-14 at 13:35, Post, Ethan wrote: > > Whoa, #3 is a new one on me! What privs do allow that one? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 12:57 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > #3 One has to have 'delete any table' privilege to truncate someone > else's > > tables. > > > > #2 Oracle does not write to the data file when the tablespace is in > backup > > mode. > > > > And... > > > > #1 High Cache Hit Ratios (in the upper 90s) are always good. > > > > > > - Kirti > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Post, Ethan > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Freeman, Robert > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
