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 |
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: |
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. |
Explicit (GRANT) |
Privileges granted explicitly to a user or database in one of the following ways: |