Defining Netezza User

The following properties are applicable to a Netezza User object.

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Property

Description

Additional Information
Authentication Specifies the password for the user account Default value is NULL. Leave blank to create a user without a password.
  Resource Group Specifies the resource group to which the user belongs  

Netezza

 Row Limit Specifies the maximum number of rows that a query made by a user can return

Acceptable values are:

  • Number in the range 1-2,147,483,647
  • 0 for an unlimited number of rows (default value)

Session Timeout

 Specifies the number of minutes that a session can remain idle before the system terminates it

Acceptable values are:

  • Number in the range 1-35,791,394
  • 0 for an unlimited number of minutes (default value)
Query Timeout Specifies the number of minutes that a query can run before the system notifies the administrator

Acceptable values are:

  • Number in the range 1-35,791,394
  • 0 for an unlimited number of minutes (default value)
Default Priority Specifies the default priority for queries submitted by a user  
Max Priority Species the maximum priority for a query made by a user  
Password Expires in (days) Specifies the number of days for which the account password is valid If not set, the password does not expire.
Allow Cross Join Specifies whether a user can execute explicit cross joins TRUE: Explicit cross joins allowed.

FALSE: Explicit cross joins disallowed.

NULL: Explicit cross joins allowed unless the user is a member of one or more user groups for which ALLOW CROSS JOIN is set to FALSE.
SYSID Specifies the ID to be associated with the new user

Default value is the larger of:

  • 1
  • The currently highest user ID plus one
Valid Until Specifies the date and time (optional) when the user account expires  
Set Password as Expired Specifies whether a user should be forced to change the password on logging in for the first time  
Authentication Type Specifies the authentication type to be used by the user  
Collect History Specifies whether history should be collected for sessions of a user ON: History is collected only if the user is connected to a database for which COLLECT HISTORY is set to ON.

OFF: History is not collected for the user.

DEFAULT: History is collected for the user only if the user is connected to a database for which COLLECT HISTORY is set to ON and if one of the following criteria apply:

  • This user is not a member of any user group.
  • All the user groups of which this user is a member have COLLECT HISTORY set to DEFAULT.
  • This user is a member of at least one user group that has COLLECT HISTORY set to ON.
Access Time Specifies the time when a user is allowed to start sessions on the system ALL: The user can start sessions at any time and on any day.

DEFAULT: The combination of the access time settings of the groups of which the user is a member.
Concurrent Session Specifies the maximum number of concurrent sessions a user can have

Acceptable values are:

  • Number in the range 1-35,791,394
  • 0 for an unlimited number of sessions (default value)