During installation, Oracle9iAS Portal creates some default users and groups. For example, when the Oracle DBA (or someone with the password to the SYS account) installs Oracle9iAS Portal, a portal administrator account is created. If Oracle9iAS Portal is installed in a schema named PORTAL, then the administrator account created by default is named PORTAL_ADMIN. That administrator can then designate other users as portal administrators, as required.
Here are the default groups, and the users assigned to them:
Groups |
Members |
Purpose |
|
AUTHENTICATED_USERS |
<schema name> |
Includes all portal users, excluding the PUBLIC user. Members of this group have the Create global privilege for all objects. These privileges allow users to create a navigation page or a style in any page group. |
|
DBA |
<schema name> |
Can complete any task within Oracle9iAS Portal. This is the only group allowed to manage the database. |
|
PORTAL_ADMINISTRATORS |
DBA group |
Can complete any task within Oracle9iAS Portal except those involving database objects or editing groups (unless explicitly named as group owner). |
|
PORTAL_DEVELOPERS |
DBA group |
Can create Oracle9iAS Portal DB providers and components. |
|
PORTLET_PUBLISHERS |
PORTAL_ADMINISTRATOR group |
Can publish pages, navigation pages, Portal DB providers, categories, and perspectives to Oracle9iAS Portal for inclusion on pages. |
Portal administrators can edit both the PORTAL_ADMINISTRATORS and the PORTAL_PUBLISHERS groups.
Managing users and groups
What users are created by default?