What Is a Directory Object

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What Is a Directory Object? - Oracle DBA FAQ - Loading and Exporting Data

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A directory object is a logical alias for a physical directory path name on the operating system. Directory objects can be created, dropped, and granted access permissions to different users. The following tutorial exercise shows you some good examples:

>sqlplus /nolog

SQL> connect SYSTEM/fyicenter

SQL> CREATE DIRECTORY test_dir AS '/oraclexe/test';
Directory created.

SQL> GRANT READ ON DIRECTORY test_dir TO hr;
Grant succeeded.

SQL> GRANT WRITE ON DIRECTORY test_dir TO hr;
Grant succeeded.

SQL> CREATE DIRECTORY temp_dir AS '/oraclexe/temp';
Directory created.

SQL> DROP DIRECTORY temp_dir;
Directory dropped.

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