The READ_WRITE option is used to change a read-only RDB$SYSTEM storage area (and the Oracle Rdb system relations stored in the area) to read/write. Select the READ_WRITE option to change a read-only RDB$SYSTEM storage area to read/write. To change a storage area other than the RDB$SYSTEM storage area to read/write, or to change a database to read/write, use the READ_WRITE option of the change-storage-area-clause.