Setting global privileges for a user

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Global privileges grant a privilege level to a user for all objects of a given type. For example, you might want to give a designer Manage privileges for all styles throughout Oracle Portal.

If you want to grant the same global privileges to multiple users, you can set global privileges for a group.

If you want a user to have privileges on only a particular instance of an object, rather than all objects of that type, you can edit the object in question.

You must have global Manage privileges on an object type to set global privileges on that object type for other users.

Portal administrators have global Manage privileges on all objects types except schemas and shared components.

Database administrator have global Manage privileges on all object types including schemas and shared components.

To set global privileges for a user:

1. Locate the Portal User Profile portlet. By default, it is located on the Oracle Portal home page's Administer tab.

2. Enter the user name of the user whose global privileges you want to change in the Name field. Or click and select from the list provided.

3. Click Edit.

4. Click Privileges.

5. Use the lists to select a privilege level for each object.

   • Each privilege in the list includes all other privileges below it. For example, if a user can manage page styles, he or she can also view, publish, and create page styles.

   • The Manage privilege allows a user to manage objects of a given type and also to grant global privileges on the object type to other users or groups.

   • If the Create privilege for an object is not expressly granted to a user, either here or through the Groups portlet, the user will not be able to create an object of that type.

   • The None privilege means that no privilege has been granted for this object type. Without it, each user or group would have to be granted a privilege for each object type, which is not usually desirable.

   • Refer to the context help Global Privileges for a description of each privilege level.

6. Click OK.

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Managing Users and Groups
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Resetting an Oracle Portal user account
Changing a user's personal information
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What is a portal administrator?
What is a public user?
What is an authorized user?
What users are created by default?
What is the difference between an Oracle database user and a Portal User?

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