Subject Re: [ib-support] firebird read only user
Author Martijn Tonies
> > > I can't seem to find any reference on how to add users for the
database
> > and give them read only access. On the user maintenance, the default is
> > always full access, how can I add users and give the read only
access????
> > >
> >
> > Read/write access is controlled per database. By default, only SYSDBA or
the
> > database owner has full access to all database objects (tables, stored
> > procedures etc).
>
> Not entirely true, I guess ;-). The database owner do not have all
permissions
> on all database objects automatically. This is another reason, why a
restore
> with a different user changes the database owner, but *not* the owner of
> all database objects.

Thomas is right here... By default, the _object owner_ has access to the
object :)
Which, in my case, is always the database owner :)

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase
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Firebird Workbench - the developer tool for Firebird
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If we change anything, the users object."