Default PUBLIC Privileges | SQL Data Control Language | Teradata Vantage - Default PUBLIC Privileges - Database Engine 20 - Teradata Vantage

SQL Data Control Language

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

By default, the system grants several default privileges to PUBLIC on specific Data Dictionary objects, and all valid database users automatically have PUBLIC privileges. You can grant and revoke PUBLIC privileges according to your site security policy, but you should keep a list of the default privileges so you can re-grant them to PUBLIC if necessary.

Until you make changes, you can query the system to view the default PUBLIC privileges:

SELECT DatabaseName, TableName, AccessRight FROM DBC.AllRights WHERE UserName='PUBLIC' ORDER BY 2, 1;

Default PUBLIC Privileges Required by Client Applications

The following privilege… Granted to PUBLIC on… Affects the following tools and utilities…
SELECT DBC.Databases NetBackup™ Teradata Extension
SELECT DBC.DBCInfo Teradata System Emulation Tool (Teradata SET)
SELECT DBC.TDStats Teradata Viewpoint Stats Manager.
SELECT DBC.Tables NetBackup™ Teradata Extension, Teradata SET
INSERT, SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE SysAdmin.FastLog a FastExport, FastLoad, MultiLoad
EXECUTE SysAdmin.FastLogIns a FastExport, FastLoad, MultiLoad
SELECT SysAdmin.FastLogRestartV a FastExport, FastLoad, MultiLoad
EXECUTE SysAdmin.FastLogUpd a FastExport, FastLoad, MultiLoad
SELECT SysAdmin.FastLogV a FastExport, FastLoad, MultiLoad
a Denotes an internal table containing FastLoad information.