Example: Adding or Dropping Security Constraint Assignments in MODIFY USER Statement - Teradata VantageCloud Lake

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VantageCloud
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Lake
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Teradata VantageCloud Lake
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February 2025
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You can change security constraint assignments for a user in a MODIFY USER statement. When you specify a security constraint that is:
  • Not assigned to the user, the constraint is added to any existing constraints.
  • Already assigned to the user, the new specifications replace the existing specifications.
  • Already assigned to the user, followed by the keyword NULL, the constraint assignment is dropped from the user.

A new or changed security constraint assignment takes effect at the next user logon.

Example

MODIFY USER
   Joe_Smith AS
   CONSTRAINT =  Classification_Level (TopSecret, Unclassified DEFAULT),
   CONSTRAINT = Classification_Country (NULL)
   CONSTRAINT = Classification_Job (Analyst);
Classification_Level (TopSecret, Unclassified DEFAULT)
Raises the user classification level by replacing a previously assigned Secret clearance with TopSecret, while retaining the DEFAULT Unclassified level.
Classification_Country (NULL)
Drops the Classification_Country constraint assignment that was previously assigned to the user.
Classification_Job (Analyst)
Adds the new hierarchical category Classification_Job, and assigns the Analyst classification level.