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Teradata Vantage™ - Database Administration

Product
Teradata Database
Teradata Vantage NewSQL Engine
Release Number
16.20
Published
March 2019
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2019-05-03
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Product Category
Software
Teradata Vantage

Root access is required to start Teradata Database and install new versions. Users can perform all other Teradata administrative functions, including switching to a new Teradata version once it is installed, as a member of the tdtrusted group.