Users can access only database objects on which they have privileges. The following table lists the types of database privileges and describes how they are acquired by a user.
| Privilege | Description |
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| Implicit (Ownership) | Privileges implicitly granted by the database to the owner of the space in which database objects are created. |
| Automatic | Privileges automatically provided by the system to:
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| Inherited | Privileges that are passed on indirectly to a user based on its relationship to another user or role to which the privileges were granted directly.
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| Explicit (GRANT) | Privileges granted explicitly to a user or database in one of the following ways:
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