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List of Valid System Privileges

The following table lists the names of the valid system privileges that can be granted to and revoked from roles.

USER_MANAGEMENT

Manage users (given in the security database)

READ_RAW_PAGES

Read pages in raw format using Attachment::getInfo()

CREATE_USER_TYPES

Add/change/delete non-system records in RDB$TYPES

USE_NBACKUP_UTILITY

Use nbackup to create database copies

CHANGE_SHUTDOWN_MODE

Shut down database and bring online

TRACE_ANY_ATTACHMENT

Trace other users' attachments

MONITOR_ANY_ATTACHMENT

Monitor (tables MON$) other users' attachments

ACCESS_SHUTDOWN_DATABASE

Access database when it is shut down

CREATE_DATABASE

Create new databases (given in the security database)

DROP_DATABASE

Drop this database

USE_GBAK_UTILITY

Use gbak utility

USE_GSTAT_UTILITY

Use gstat utility

USE_GFIX_UTILITY

Use gfix utility

IGNORE_DB_TRIGGERS

Instruct engine not to run DB-level triggers

CHANGE_HEADER_SETTINGS

Modify parameters in DB header page

SELECT_ANY_OBJECT_IN_DATABASE

Use SELECT for any selectable object

ACCESS_ANY_OBJECT_IN_DATABASE

Access (in any possible way) any object

MODIFY_ANY_OBJECT_IN_DATABASE

Modify (up to drop) any object

CHANGE_MAPPING_RULES

Change authentication mappings

USE_GRANTED_BY_CLAUSE

Use GRANTED BY in GRANT and REVOKE statements

GRANT_REVOKE_ON_ANY_OBJECT

GRANT and REVOKE rights on any object in database

GRANT_REVOKE_ANY_DDL_RIGHT

GRANT and REVOKE any DDL rights

CREATE_PRIVILEGED_ROLES

Use SET SYSTEM PRIVILEGES in roles

GET_DBCRYPT_INFO

Get database encryption information

MODIFY_EXT_CONN_POOL

Use command ALTER EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS POOL

REPLICATE_INTO_DATABASE

Use replication API to load change sets into database

PROFILE_ANY_ATTACHMENT

Profile attachments of other users