ajexpert,
I tried that already and the query work fine, but when I create the view I get the same error message. any other ideas?
Hi guys,
thanks in advance for your help. I'm getting an error when I tried to create a view using sql*plus. the error is as follow ORA-01031 insufficient privileges. Any idea on how to solve this problem.
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That just confirms that this view doesn't exist, but that doesn't tell you why you cannot create it.
I'm assuming that if you try this query by itself, it works, right?
select last || ',' || first from person order by last, first
If that doesn't work, then you need the owner of the table to:
grant select on person to [your_login_name];
Most likely the problem is: you don't have either the "resource" role or the "create view" system privilege. These are usually handled by a DBA. If you are not the DBA in you organization, check with your DBA. If you are the DBA use these two queries to check your account:
select * from dba_sys_privs where grantee = '[your_login_name]'
select * from dba_role_privs where grantee = '[your_login_name]'
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by: ajexpertPosted on 2009-01-21 at 16:06:13ID: 23435385
Here is the quick check
First try to execute the query
select last || ',' || first
from person
order by last, first
If the above select does not work on the prompt, it means you do not have select rights on person table.
If this works, contact your DBA to give you sufficient previs to create views
Hope this helps