>1) Log in as sysdba
>2) Create a database + table
>3) Create a user "pete_m" with no permissions to any databases
>4) Log in as pete_m
>5) Extracted the meta data for the new database without problems
>6) Added a new table to the database without problems

>I've just done exactly the same thing on a 5.6 test database here.
>This is NOT a Good Thing(TM).

I am glad someone agrees with me :-)

Pete