Example 1: Granting and Revoking Roles SQL> -- Optionally, create three users and two roles. SQL> -- Oracle Rdb automatically generates users and SQL> -- 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 and SQL> -- BGREMBO. Also grant the SALES_MANAGER role to the SQL> -- 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;