Adding a table to a linked server in SQL

Hi
I have a linked server in SQL server management studio.
It has a list of oracle tables that can be reached through it. To add tables to the list do i need set up some permissions on the Oracle side?
thanks a lot for any help

To add to what Sunny posted. If the linked server uses a fixed user/password to connect to Oracle then in the Oracle database all you need do is get the required object privileges granted to the Oracle username being used in the linked server to Oracle. The grant can be direct to the username or to a role the username has been granted.
If the MS SQL Server Linked Server to Oracle does not use a fixed user then the SQL Server usernames have to also exist in Oracle or have been mapped via the linked server definition to an Oracle username. Different SQL Server users can have different Oracle usernames associated to them via the linked server definition so you may need the Oracle grants issued to one or more Oracle usernames.
Most linked servers use fixed users to connect to Oracle but you need to be aware this is not always true and when it is not true the list of tables shown under the linked server can vary based on the SQL Server user logged in.
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