How to pass hardcodded value to current_user

Question

Hi All,
I am using AUTHID CURRENT_USER in my pkg. In one case I am login in as a user "C" but I want to pass "CURRENT_USER" as a "B". How can I pass user name "B" even though my current user "C". Any ones help is much appreciated.
Thanks

Answer 1

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SQL> conn b/b
Connected.
SQL> create table t1 (col1 number)
  2  /
Table created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (1);
1 row created.
SQL> grant select on t1 to a;
Grant succeeded.
SQL> conn a/a
Connected.
SQL> create or replace procedure p1
  2  authid current_user
  3  as
  4      n b.t1.col1%type;
  5  begin
  6      dbms_output.put_line('user = '||user);
  7      dbms_output.put_line('session_user = '||sys_context('userenv', 'session_user'));
  8      dbms_output.put_line('session_schema = '||sys_context('userenv', 'session_schema'));
  9      dbms_output.put_line('current_user = '||sys_context('userenv', 'current_user'));
10      dbms_output.put_line('current_schema= '||sys_context('userenv', 'current_schema'));
11      select col1 into n
12      from b.t1
13      where rownum = 1;
14      dbms_output.put_line('col1='||to_char(n));
15  end p1;
16  /
Procedure created.
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL> exec p1
user = A
session_user = A
session_schema = A
current_user = A
current_schema= A
col1=1
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> grant execute on p1 to c
  2  /
Grant succeeded.
SQL> conn c/c
Connected.
SQL> exec a.p1
BEGIN a.p1; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
ORA-06512: at "A.P1", line 11
ORA-06512: at line 1
SQL> conn b/b
Connected.
SQL> grant select on t1 to c
  2  /
Grant succeeded.
SQL> conn c/c
Connected.
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL> exec a.p1
user = C
session_user = C
session_schema = C
current_user = C
current_schema= C
col1=1
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
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