Why do we need RESOURCE privilege!

Hi,
Can any one give me the details of RESOURCE privilege, when we need to grant this and what are the settings will be provided to the user if RESOURCE is granted.
Thank you in advance!

The one to watch out for is UNLIMITED TABLESPACE...
SQL> create user x identified by x;
User created.
SQL> select * from dba_sys_privs where grantee = 'X'
2 /
no rows selected
SQL> grant resource to x;
Grant succeeded.
SQL> select * from dba_sys_privs where grantee = 'X'
2 /
GRANTEE PRIVILEGE ADM
X UNLIMITED TABLESPACE NO
SQL> Any user granted RESOURCE is given UNLIMITED TABLESPACE - and that means they can use any tablespace, including SYSTEM. Yuck!
Cheers, APC

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          "Flip" <[remove][email protected]> wrote in message
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          > I have coded an include jsp like this.
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... more follows, but I trimmed to keep posting shorter :-)
Is there anyway that I can avoid having to pass the user/password to getConnection()? It seems that I should be able to control the user/password used to establish the connection pool directly in the server.xml file and not have to supply it again in my java code. In earlier experiments when I was using "import java.sql.*" and using it's DataSource, I can use getConnection() without having to pass user/password, but then the Oracle Proxy methods don't work.
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If you use DB2 UDB 8.2 or higher with the new logfile management [https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/280b4546-0a01-0010-7d8c-82abb2296e1c|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/280b4546-0a01-0010-7d8c-82abb2296e1c] you do not need to care about brarchive.
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"Could not get needed resources for application to be launched (id=-669)"

I keep getting this message
Setup Resourses Status
Could not get needed resources for application [App name. edir path] to
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Problem: Unable to connect to server [server name]
I am able to browse to the server no problem as well as map a drive
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This is under the "Environment" portion of the "Run Tab"
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> Craig where do I to determine that? I know it has to run as admin but I
> am not sure if it is set like that...
>
>> Is the application configured to run "Normal", "Secure System User", or
>> "Unsecure System User".
>>
>> Methods #2 and #3 require the workstation not the user to have rights
> and
>> require the use of UNC instead of a mapped drive.
>>
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>> > It is associated with the user and I can get access to the exe via
> their
>> > PC using their login
>> >
>> >> ,
>> >> > Could not get needed resources for application [App name. edir
> path]
>> > to
>> >> > be launched (id=-669).
>> >> >
>> >> > Problem: Unable to connect to server [server name]
>> >> >
>> >> > I am able to browse to the server no problem as well as map a drive
>> >> > directly to it?
>> >> >
>> >> -669 is "wrong password" IIRC. Is this app associated to user or WS,
> ie
>> > is
>> >> t trying to access that path wth the User's or Workstation's
>> > credentials?
>> >>
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Archiving cds and why do i need id3 tags

here comes another one of those questions looking at which codec to use to store music.....i also have tag questions.....
i'm about to (re-)rip my cd collection and looking at some info re codecs and id3 tags
now.....i believe i understand the benefits of alac (lower file sizes, keeping id3 tags, lossless compression) v wav(no compression)
however (and for some out there) if we just entertain the fact that wav may have some minute benefit for me depending on my questions and answers given.....and yes i know wav and alac will sound the same to the human ear - i accept that as a given of lossless compression ......
points i'd like to outline:
i am looking to rip my cds, firstly and mostly, for an archiving purpose!! purpose numero uno!!
i could well want to re-create cds with these archived records in the future
size of files is of no concern to me at all
i'm using a mac nowadays
i will convert most of these files, where needed, to use with a portable music player (i'm not bothered with having, say a wav file and then also converting and having an alac file, as crazy as that sounds)
this is where i ask for info re the benefits of embedded tags that are found in alac:
are these tags that important?
where do they come into play in ripping and later converting music?
are these uses just bells and whistles that have no benefit to my needs?
if i rip cds to wav (or aiff), say, using itunes, will cd info and track listings be available on the downloading database (eg itunes) to name these wav files?
if i then ensure these song files are kept under the album's folder, have i just done what tags do? surely not. that is all i have needed in the past.
this is where i feel i may be really missing what id tags (can) do
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(in the past i had ripped cds to mp3 codec. i think i used "cd rip" or something like that on my pc.
my mp3 files were individually named and sorted and kept under album folders under artist name folders.
apart form the very odd occasion all track and album info i needed was found on a database that was attached to the ripping software.
i never had a problem managing/maintaining these files and folders.)
i welcome some enlightenment on some of my questions above and other info that may be relevant
and yes, i understand that music will sound the same as a wav file or alac file - but humour me re using wav and tell me why i need id3 tags
i guess the crux of it is:
why do i need id3 tags?
does my managing of my song file in the album folder do what tags do?
what problems/shortcomings/headaches may i encounter by not having those tags if i use wav as opposed to alac?
what do i not know about these little buggers?
what codec is best for my purpose of archiving and re creating of cds (for playing in cd players)
thanks in advance for your input and any clarity that i may experience through this
peter t
excuse my long windedness (i have spent some time editing this entry)

Crows2012 wrote:
as mentioned earlier if i just have songs (wav) in album folders, when i import these albums into itunes, do you know if these will come up under AN album with their file names purely using my filename setup (but with no artwork)?
Yes, iTunes will read the filename, such as "Track 1" or something else and display it. But nothing else. No Album or Artist.
so the tracks will remain grouped as an album based on their initial folder and the albums and tracks as per file name?
Crows2012 wrote:
also, does aiff have limitations (apart from the full size of the file)?
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. For all practical purposes AIFF and WAV are exactly the same thing. They're just file containers.
i thought that i had read somewhere that aiff tags could run into some issues with its tags - ie may not always be transferred 100% accurately with certain players (or hardware maybe)
Crows2012 wrote:
and how do these codecs work re-creating an album for the purposes of playing in a cd player? - this is a crucial question for the purpose of my archiving/backup of CDs THEMSELVES
That's actually going to depend on what burning software you use. Once you rip the tracks to whatever file container you choose (WAV/AIFF/ALAC) you'll never really exactly re-create the album. But for archiving purposes all three file containers will do what you want, which is to create a lossless archive. AIFF has the advantage of supporting embedded ID3, which ALAC has the additional advantage of the files also being about half the size of AIFF/WAV files.
i was thinking that maybe wav was able to recreate an album (in effect duplicate one) if my cd was lost or damaged in the future. i was thinking this IF when ripping to wav everything is unchanged (unless there is other data on the original cd). and maybe only possible with wav. the purpose for this would be to play recreated cds on my cd player
any idea on this one?
(i havent looked too thoroughly on this angle but i'll keep googling on this one)
much appreciate all info thus far
peter t

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