Server command-line permission options

The database server startup command start_asiq has options that set the permission level of some database and server functions. Table 12-1 lists these options.

Table 12-1: Startup options affecting permissions

Option

Description

Allowed values

Default

-gd level

Set permission required to start the database

DBA, ALL, NONE

DBA

-gk level

Set permission required to stop the server

DBA, ALL, NONE

DBA

-gl level

Set permission required to load data

DBA, ALL, NONE

ALL for servers started with start_asiq; DBA for other servers

-gu level

Set permission required to execute utility commands, for example CREATE DATABASE and DROP DATABASE

DBA, ALL, NONE, UTILITY_DB

ALL

See “Controlling permissions from the command line” and Chapter 1, “Running the Database Server” in the Sybase IQ Utility Guide for more details on these options and the permission level values and defaults.