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Oracle DBMS_ZHELP Version 26ai

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Purpose Undocumented but related to system and object privileges

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Dependencies

DBMSZEXP_SYSPKGGRNT	DBMS_RULE_EXP_EC_INTERNAL	LBAC_SERVICES
DBMS_AQ_SYS_EXP_INTERNAL	DBMS_RULE_EXP_RL_INTERNAL	OBJ$
DBMS_AW_EXP	DBMS_RULE_EXP_RS_INTERNAL	OBJAUTH$
DBMS_CUBE_PRVTEXP	DBMS_SCHED_MAIN_EXPORT	SYSAUTH$
DBMS_RMGR_GROUP_EXPORT	KU_NOEXP_VIEW	USER$
DBMS_RMGR_PLAN_EXPORT

Documented No

First Available Not Known

Security Model Owned by SYS with EXECUTE granted to LBACSYS

Source $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/prvtzhlp.plb

Subprograms

GET_OBJECT_GRANTS

GET_SYSPRIV_GRANTS

GET_OBJECT_GRANTS

Returns information on one user granted privileges on the designated object

When STAT = TRUE repeated calls return the same user. When STAT = FALSE cycles through the users who have privileges on the designated object.

Overload 1 dbms_zhelp.get_object_grants( OBJ_ID IN NUMBER, CASCADE IN BOOLEAN, GRANTOR OUT VARCHAR2, GRANTEE OUT VARCHAR2, GRANT_OPTION OUT BINARY_INTEGER, PRIV OUT NUMBER, OBJ_SCHEMA OUT VARCHAR2, OBJ_NAME OUT VARCHAR2, STATE IN OUT BOOLEAN);

conn uwclass/uwclass@pdbdev

      

      GRANT select ON servers TO hr;

      GRANT select ON servers TO scott;

      GRANT select ON servers TO sh;

      

      conn / as sysdba

      

      SELECT object_id

      FROM dba_objects_ae

      WHERE object_name = 'SERVERS'

      AND owner = 'UWCLASS'

      AND object_type = 'TABLE';

      

      set serveroutput on

      

      DECLARE

       gtor VARCHAR2(30);

       gtee VARCHAR2(30);

       gopt PLS_INTEGER;

       priv VARCHAR2(40);

       osch VARCHAR2(30);

       onam VARCHAR2(30);

       stat BOOLEAN := FALSE;

      BEGIN

        dbms_zhelp.get_object_grants(53099, TRUE, gtor, gtee, gopt, priv, osch, onam, stat);

      

        dbms_output.put_line(gtor);

        dbms_output.put_line(gtee);

        dbms_output.put_line(gopt);

        dbms_output.put_line(priv);

        dbms_output.put_line(osch);

        dbms_output.put_line(onam);

      END;

      /

      

      -- repeat seven more times to watch cycling

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

Overload 2

dbms_zhelp.get_object_grants(

      OBJ_SCHEMA   IN     VARCHAR2

      OBJ_NAME     IN     VARCHAR2,

      OBJ_CLASS    IN     NUMBER,

      CASCADE      IN     BOOLEAN,

      GRANTOR         OUT VARCHAR2,

      GRANTEE         OUT VARCHAR2,

      GRANT_OPTION    OUT BINARY_INTEGER,

      PRIV            OUT NUMBER,

      STATE        IN OUT BOOLEAN);

Object Class	Name
1	index
2	table
3	cluster
4	view
6	sequence
7	procedure
8	function
9	package
13	type

conn uwclass/uwclass@pdbdev

      

      GRANT select ON servers TO hr;

      GRANT select ON servers TO scott;

      GRANT select ON servers TO sh;

      

      conn / as sysdba

      

      set serveroutput on

      

      DECLARE

       osch VARCHAR2(30) := 'UWCLASS';

       onam VARCHAR2(30) := 'SERVERS';

       ocls PLS_INTEGER := 2;

       casc BOOLEAN := TRUE;

      

       gtor VARCHAR2(30);

       gtee VARCHAR2(30);

       gopt PLS_INTEGER;

       priv VARCHAR2(40);

       stat BOOLEAN := FALSE;

      BEGIN

        dbms_zhelp.get_object_grants(osch, onam, ocls, casc, gtor, gtee, gopt, priv, stat);

      

        dbms_output.put_line(gtor);

        dbms_output.put_line(gtee);

        dbms_output.put_line(gopt);

        dbms_output.put_line(priv);

      END;

      /

      

      -- repeat seven more times to watch cycling

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

      

      /

GET_SYSPRIV_GRANTS

Returns information on one user granted a specified system privilege

When STAT = TRUE repeated calls return the same user. When STAT = FALSE cycles through the users who have designated privilege. dbms_zhelp.get_syspriv_grants( priv IN NUMBER, grantee OUT VARCHAR2, admin_option OUT BINARY_INTEGER, state IN OUT BOOLEAN);

SELECT privilege, name

      FROM system_privilege_map;

      

      set serveroutput on

      

      DECLARE

       priv PLS_INTEGER := -5;

       gtee VARCHAR2(30);

       aopt PLS_INTEGER;

       stat BOOLEAN := FALSE;

      BEGIN

        dbms_zhelp.get_syspriv_grants(priv, gtee, aopt, stat);

      

        dbms_output.put_line(gtee);

        dbms_output.put_line(aopt);

      END;

      /