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Add users to Oracle

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  1. Add a user who can create database objects
  2. Create users with Oracle tools

Oracle database administrators create user accounts in the Oracle instance and assign these accounts storage (tablespaces) and privileges.

The database administrator (sys user) can use Oracle tools to create users, a default tablespace for the user, and grant privileges to create database objects.

Alternatively, the database administrator can use the Create Database User tool or script from an ArcGIS client to create a user to own data. This tool requires a Standard or Advanced license to run. Database users created with this tool are granted the following privileges:

  • CREATE SESSION
  • CREATE SEQUENCE
  • CREATE TABLE
  • CREATE TRIGGER
  • CREATE VIEW
  • SELECT ON DBA_ROLES

Add a user who can create database objects

You can run the Create Database User tool from ArcGIS Desktop or call the tool in a Python script to create a database user who can create tables, feature classes, views, triggers, and sequences.

You must be connected to the database as the Oracle sys user to run the Create Database User tool.

Use the Create Database User tool

  1. Connect to the database or geodatabase as the sys user.
  2. Open the Create Database User tool.

    The tool is in the Geodatabase Administration toolset of the Data Management toolbox.

  3. Specify the database connection for the Input Database Connection.
  4. Type a name for the user and schema that the tool will create.
  5. Type a password for the database user.
  6. If you already have a group role that you want this user to be a member of, specify the role.
  7. Type the name of the tablespace you want to set as the user's default tablespace. If the tablespace does not already exist, the tool will create it in the Oracle default storage location. The tool creates a 400 MB tablespace.

    If you do not specify a tablespace, the Oracle default tablespace is used.

  8. Click OK (ArcMap) or Run (ArcGIS Pro).

Run a Python script

To script user creation, follow these steps:

  1. Create a text file on an ArcGIS client machine, and copy the following script into the file.

    """
Name: create_database_user.py
Description: Provide connection information to a database user.
Type create_database_user.py -h or create_database_user.py --help for usage
"""

# Import system modules
import arcpy
import os
import optparse
import sys


# Define usage and version
parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage = "usage: %prog [Options]", version="%prog 1.0 for 10.1 release")

#Define help and options
parser.add_option ("--DBMS", dest="Database_type", type="choice", choices=['SQLSERVER', 'ORACLE', 'POSTGRESQL', ''], default="", help="Type of enterprise DBMS:  SQLSERVER, ORACLE, or POSTGRESQL.")                   
parser.add_option ("-i", dest="Instance", type="string", default="", help="DBMS instance name")
parser.add_option ("-D", dest="Database", type="string", default="none", help="Database name:  Not required for Oracle")
parser.add_option ("--auth", dest="Account_authentication", type ="choice", choices=['DATABASE_AUTH', 'OPERATING_SYSTEM_AUTH'], default='DATABASE_AUTH', help="Authentication type options (case-sensitive):  DATABASE_AUTH, OPERATING_SYSTEM_AUTH.  Default=DATABASE_AUTH")
parser.add_option ("-U", dest="Dbms_admin", type="string", default="", help="DBMS administrator user")
parser.add_option ("-P", dest="Dbms_admin_pwd", type="string", default="", help="DBMS administrator password")
parser.add_option ("--utype", dest="user_type", type ="choice", choices=['DATABASE_USER', 'OPERATING_SYSTEM_USER'], default='DATABASE_USER', help="Authentication type options (case-sensitive):  DATABASE_USER, OPERATING_SYSTEM_USER.  Default=DATABASE_USER")
parser.add_option ("-u", dest="dbuser", type="string", default="", help="database user name")
parser.add_option ("-p", dest="dbuser_pwd", type="string", default="", help="database user password")
parser.add_option ("-r", dest="role", type="string", default="", help="role to be granted to the user")
parser.add_option ("-t", dest="Tablespace", type="string", default="", help="Tablespace name")
# Check if value entered for option
try:
	(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

	#Check if no system arguments (options) entered
	if len(sys.argv) == 1:
		print "%s: error: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "No command options given")
		parser.print_help()
		sys.exit(3)

	#Usage parameters for spatial database connection
	database_type = options.Database_type.upper()
	instance = options.Instance
	database = options.Database.lower()	
	account_authentication = options.Account_authentication.upper()
	dbms_admin = options.Dbms_admin
	dbms_admin_pwd = options.Dbms_admin_pwd
	dbuser = options.dbuser
	dbuser_pwd = options.dbuser_pwd	
	tablespace = options.Tablespace
	user_type = options.user_type
	role = options.role

	
	if (database_type == "SQLSERVER"):
		database_type = "SQL_SERVER"
	
	if( database_type ==""):	
		print(" \n%s: error: \n%s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "DBMS type (--DBMS) must be specified."))
		parser.print_help()
		sys.exit(3)		
	
	if(database_type == "SQL_SERVER"):
		if( account_authentication == "DATABASE_AUTH" and dbms_admin == ""):
			print("\n%s: error: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "DBMS administrator must be specified with database authentication"))
			sys.exit(3)
		if( account_authentication == "OPERATING_SYSTEM_AUTH" and dbms_admin != ""):
			print("\nWarning: %s\n" % ("Ignoring DBMS administrator specified when using operating system authentication..."))
	else:		
		if( dbuser.lower() == ""):
			print("\n%s: error: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "Database user must be specified."))
			sys.exit(3)		
		if( dbms_admin == ""):
			print("\n%s: error: %s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "DBMS administrator must be specified!"))
			sys.exit(3)

	if ( user_type == "DATABASE_USER" and (dbuser =="" or dbuser_pwd =="")):
		print(" \n%s: error: \n%s\n" % (sys.argv[0], "To create database authenticated user, user name and password must be specified!"))
		parser.print_help()
		sys.exit(3)	

	# Get the current product license
	product_license=arcpy.ProductInfo()
	
	# Checks required license level
	if product_license.upper() == "ARCVIEW" or product_license.upper() == 'ENGINE':
		print("\n" + product_license + " license found!" + "  Creating a user in an enterprise geodatabase or database requires an ArcGIS Desktop Standard or Advanced, ArcGIS Engine with the Geodatabase Update extension, or ArcGIS Server license.")
		sys.exit("Re-authorize ArcGIS before creating a database user.")
	else:
		print("\n" + product_license + " license available!  Continuing to create...")
		arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++")

	# Local variables
	instance_temp = instance.replace("\\","_")
	instance_temp = instance_temp.replace("/","_")
	instance_temp = instance_temp.replace(":","_")
	Conn_File_NameT = instance_temp + "_" + database + "_" + dbms_admin   

	if os.environ.get("TEMP") == None:
		temp = "c:\\temp"	
	else:
		temp = os.environ.get("TEMP")
	
	if os.environ.get("TMP") == None:
		temp = "/usr/tmp"		
	else:
		temp = os.environ.get("TMP")  

	Connection_File_Name = Conn_File_NameT + ".sde"
	Connection_File_Name_full_path = temp + os.sep + Conn_File_NameT + ".sde"
	
	# Check for the .sde file and delete it if present
	arcpy.env.overwriteOutput=True
	if os.path.exists(Connection_File_Name_full_path):
		os.remove(Connection_File_Name_full_path)

	try:
		print("\nCreating Database Connection File...\n")
		# Process: Create Database Connection File...
		# Usage:  out_file_location, out_file_name, DBMS_TYPE, instnace, database, account_authentication, username, password, save_username_password(must be true)
		#arcpy.CreateDatabaseConnection_management(temp , Connection_File_Name, database_type, instance, database, account_authentication, dbms_admin, dbms_admin_pwd, "TRUE")
		arcpy.CreateDatabaseConnection_management(out_folder_path=temp, out_name=Connection_File_Name, database_platform=database_type, instance=instance, database=database, account_authentication=account_authentication, username=dbms_admin, password=dbms_admin_pwd, save_user_pass="TRUE")
	        for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
			if "000565" in arcpy.GetMessage(i):   #Check if database connection was successful
				arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
				arcpy.AddMessage("\n+++++++++")
				arcpy.AddMessage("Exiting!!")
				arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
				sys.exit(3)            
			else:
				arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
				arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")

		print("Creating database user...\n")
		arcpy.CreateDatabaseUser_management(input_workspace=Connection_File_Name_full_path, user_authentication_type=user_type, user_name=dbuser, user_password=dbuser_pwd, role=role, tablespace_name=tablespace)
		for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
		arcpy.AddMessage("+++++++++\n")
	except:
		for i in range(arcpy.GetMessageCount()):
			arcpy.AddReturnMessage(i)
			
#Check if no value entered for option	
except SystemExit as e:
	if e.code == 2:
		parser.usage = ""
		print("\n")
		parser.print_help()   
		parser.exit(2)

  2. Save the file with a .py extension.
  3. Run the script, providing options and information specific to your Oracle database and the user you want to create.

    In the following example run from a Microsoft Windows server, the script name is create_database_user.py. A database-authenticated user (geodata) is created in the database using the Oracle connection string, dbsrv/orcl. The user is not added to a role.

    create_database_user.py --DBMS ORACLE -i dbsrv/orcl -U sys -P $hHhH --utype DATABASE_USER -u geodata -p 0wn1t

    This is an example of running the script on a Linux machine: 

    ./create_database_user.py --DBMS ORACLE -i dbsrv/orcl -U sys -P $hHhH --utype DATABASE_USER -u geodata -p 0wn1t

    Tip:

    Type -h or --help at the command prompt to get syntax help.

Your database now has a user that can create tables.

Once the datasets exist, the owner can grant SELECT privileges on the datasets to the users who need to view the data and SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE privileges on the datasets to users who need to edit the data. See Grant and revoke dataset privileges for instructions.

Create users with Oracle tools

If you want to create a database user who has different privileges than those granted by the Create Database User tool or has no privileges granted directly to the user, you can use Oracle tools to do that.

For instructions on using Oracle tools to create database users, see the Oracle documentation.

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In this topic
  1. Add a user who can create database objects
  2. Create users with Oracle tools