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The database system administrator (also called SYSDBA user) is the first database user. This user is created when a database is created. The default name for the database system administrator is DBADMIN.

This database system administrator has the most comprehensive rights of all database users. The database system administrator is a database administrator (database user of class DBA) and a DBM operator with all DBM server authorizations.

Database User Classes

Database User Class

Properties

DBA

Database administrators

Users belonging to this class can:

  • Create RESOURCE and STANDARD database users

  • Create database objects

  • Grant all or part of the privileges for their database objects to other database users

RESOURCE

Users belonging to this class can:

  • Define data

  • Create database procedures

  • Grant privileges for their database objects to other database users

STANDARD

Users belonging to this class can:

  • Access data and database procedures for which they have been granted the necessary privileges

  • Define view tables, synonyms, and temporary tables