SQL create role statement

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:45 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

SQL Role

CREATE ROLE creates a set of privileges which may be assigned to users of a database. Once a role is assigned to a user, (s)he gets all the Privileges of that role. By creating and granting roles, best means of database security can be practiced.

SQL Syntax:

CREATE ROLE role_name [WITH ADMIN {CURRENT_USER | CURRENT_ROLE}]

Parameters:

Name	Description
role_name	A name to identify the role.

Explanation:

With the above syntax, a role with role_name is created and immediately assigned to the current user or the currently active role is passed on to other users. The default usage is WITH ADMIN CURRENT_USER.

Platform specific support

The above syntax is not supported in DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server. It is supported in Oracle but with variations.

Oracle Syntax:

{CREATE | ALTER} ROLE role_name [NOT IDENTIFIED | 
IDENTIFIED {BY password | EXTERNALLY | GLOBALLY |        
USING package_name}]

Parameters:

Name	Description
role_name	A name to identify the role.
password	Creates a local role authenticated by the string value of the password. Only single-byte characters are allowed in the password even when using a multibyte character set.
package_name	Creates an application role that enables a role only through an application that uses a PL/SQL package of package_name. If you omit the schema, Oracle assumes that the package is in your schema.

Outputs of the said SQL statement shown here is taken by using Oracle Database 10g Express Edition.

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