'create table..' statement behaves differently when alone or in a SP

Question

hello
sorry for the title, I just couldnt think of a better description of the problem in very few words...
the problem I have is:
I created a stored procedure into the oracle db, and this procedure has the following code inside it:
auxsql := 'create table tmp (id smallint, name varchar2(256))';
execute immediate auxsql;
- now this procedure I call from a java class, using a callable statement
when I call the stored procedure, I get this message:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges (at the line containing the execute instruction)
my dillema arises from the fact that if I change my callable statement to execute a query of the form:
auxsql := 'create table tmp (id smallint, name varchar2(256))';
execute immediate auxsql;
- but executed as is, not embedded in a sp or something;
- so if I change to execute simply this, all goes well....
I would much appreciate if anyone knew at least where to start looking.
Thank you,
Silviu Lipovan Oanca
p.s. for any further details, just say.
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Answer 1

In all probability, the user that owns the stored procedure has the CREATE TABLE privilege through a role, not granted directly. In PL/SQL blocks (assuming definer's rights), only direct privilege grants are "visible", whereas straight SQL statements also "see" privileges granted through a role.
Justin
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