Privileges to EXECUTE IMMEDIATE

Question

Hi all,
In PL/SQL code, I am getting error msg : " ORA-01031 Insufficient privileges " for EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'CREATE TABLE ...' .
which grants I have to provide for the same ?
FYI that I can create a same table from same schema name using SQL prompt.
Thanks & regards
sanjay

Answer 1

Did you get the create table privilage through a role? You need a direct grant of the create table privilage if you want to create tables in a PL/SQL procedure using execute immediate.
Consider:
SYS> create user tab identified by tab default tablespace users quota unlimited on users;
User created.
SYS> create role create_tab;
Role created.
SYS> grant create table to create_tab;
Grant succeeded.
SYS> grant create procedure to  create_tab;
Grant succeeded.
SYS> grant create session to tab;
Grant succeeded.
SYS> grant create_tab to tab;
Grant succeeded.
SYS> @reconn tab;
Connected.
Session altered.
Session altered.
Session altered.
TAB> create table test1(id number);
Table created.
TAB> begin
  2  execute immediate 'create table test2(id number)';
  3  end;
  4  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
TAB> create or replace procedure create_tab as
  2  begin
  3  execute immediate 'create table test3(id number)';
  4  end;
  5  /
Procedure created.
TAB> exec create_tab;
BEGIN create_tab; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-06512: at "TAB.CREATE_TAB", line 3
ORA-06512: at line 1
TAB> conn sys/oracle as sysdba
Connected.
Session altered.
Session altered.
Session altered.
SYS> grant create table to tab;
Grant succeeded.
SYS> @reconn tab;
Connected.
Session altered.
Session altered.
Session altered.
TAB> exec create_tab;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.as you can see you need a direct grant of create table to do this in PL/SQL stored procedures.
cheers