Example 1: Granting and Revoking Roles
SQL> -- Create three users and two roles. Oracle Rdb automatically
SQL> -- generates users and roles if they are identified externally.
SQL> CREATE USER ABLOWNEY IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY;
SQL> CREATE USER BGREMBO IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY;
SQL> CREATE USER LWARD IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY;
SQL> CREATE ROLE SALES_MANAGER IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY;
SQL> CREATE ROLE DIVISION_MANAGER IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY;
SQL> -- Grant the SALES_MANAGER role to users ABLOWNEY,
SQL> -- BGREMBO, and to the DIVISION MANAGER ROLE.
SQL> GRANT SALES_MANAGER TO ABLOWNEY, BGREMBO, DIVISION_MANAGER;
SQL> -- Grant the DIVISION_MANAGER role to LWARD. LWARD now
SQL> -- has both the SALES_MANAGER and DIVISION_MANAGER roles.
SQL> GRANT DIVISION_MANAGER TO LWARD;
SQL> -- Revoke the DIVISION_MANAGER role from LWARD. He has
SQL> -- left the company.
SQL> REVOKE DIVISION_MANAGER FROM LWARD;
SQL> -- Grant the DIVISION_MANAGER role to BGREMBO. She
SQL> -- has been promoted to division manager.
SQL> GRANT DIVISION_MANAGER TO BGREMBO;