SYSADM in FSCM9.1

Question

Hi,
to create an Oracle DB for Peoplesoft I use the scripts in PS_HOME/scripts/nt specially first psroles and then psadmin to create SYSADM.
In other versions no probleme and SYSADM can see V$instance. But now in FCSM9.1 :
SQL> select * from v$instance;
select * from v$instance
Error
ORA-00942 table or view does not exist
SQL> show user
USER is "SYSADM"Of cours I can give more grant and .... but why this problem after standard scripts ?
Thank for ideas.

Answer 1

I don't think it's application version dependent, but rather on database level, the roles granted to SYSADM or through the PSADMIN role (which itself is granted to SYSADM).
It could come from the Oracle database version (before 11g or after) which may have more restrictive roles and/or privileges compared to previous version, from the top of my head like EXP_FULL_DATABASE and RESOURCE have been modified.
Lastly, it could also come from initial setting i.e. O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY which may restict sys objects access depending of the value, regardless granted roles :
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e25513/initparams156.htm#REFRN10133
Moreover, if I'm not wrong, up to Peopletools 8.48, Peoplesoft recommanded to set this parameter to true, then from 8.49 onwards, to false.
Nicolas.
Edited by: N Gasparotto on Mar 25, 2012 4:31 PM