Problem with create context.

Question

I have one database instance in which I run the following command using DBUser1.
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create or replace context MyContext using set_context_id;
create or replace procedure set_context_id
context_id in number
) as
begin
     dbms_session.set_context (
     'MyContext',
     'context_id',
     context_id
end;
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Now, I have another user DBUser2, and I want to be able to use the same context name "MyContext" for this user as well. Since a context is unique, how can I use this context from DBUser2 ? As such, DBUser2 does not know anything about DBUser1 (until it looks up some system tables).

Answer 1

Normally you sit the context for the user without their knowledge such as via a database logon event trigger. All contexts belong to user SYS and we place the associated package under an application Id. No users have execute on the package.
You should be able to grant the users execute privilege on the associated package if you want the users to explicitly set the context though I have never done this and do not have a system in front of me to test with.
HTH -- Mark D Powell --