CREATE PROFILE

Create a user profile

Syntax:

   CREATE PROFILE profile_name LIMIT limit(s) range

KEY
   limit  =  SESSIONS_PER_USER
             CPU_PER_SESSION
             CPU_PER_CALL
             CONNECT_TIME
             IDLE_TIME
             LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION
             LOGICAL_READS_PER_CALL
             COMPOSITE_LIMIT
             PRIVATE_SGA

   range  =  UNLIMITED | DEFAULT | integer

Where PRIVATE_SGA is set to an integer - specify K or M
e.g.
CREATE PROFILE profile_name LIMIT PRIVATE_SGA 50 K

New with Oracle 8 are password related profile limits...

Syntax:

   CREATE PROFILE profile_name LIMIT pw_limit(s) range

KEY
  pw_limit = PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
             PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME
             PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME
             PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX
             FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPS
             PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME

   range  =  UNLIMITED | DEFAULT | expression

Syntax to customise password verification:

   CREATE PROFILE profile_name LIMIT PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION {plsql_function | NULL | DEFAULT}

Definitions
   CONNECT_TIME - Max. time user may stay connected 
   IDLE_TIME    - Max. time user may stay connected & idle
   PRIVATE_SGA  - Session space in the shared pool - K or M (bytes)
   COMPOSITE_LIMIT - A weighted sum of CPU_PER_SESSION, CONNECT_TIME, LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION, and PRIVATE_SGA. 
   PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME  - Expire password after X no of days
   PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME - Lock account X days after LIFE_TIME expires.
   PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME - Min. no. days before the same pw may be reused
   PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX  - Min. no. of number of pw changes before the current password can be reused
   FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPS - Max no. of incorrect logins before account is locked
   PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME  - Max. no. of days an account will be locked 

DEFAULT refers to values set in the DEFAULT user profile.

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Related Commands:

PROFILE - ALTER PROFILE
PROFILE - DROP PROFILE
ROLE - CREATE ROLE

Related Views:

 DBA_PROFILES
 DBA_SYS_PRIVS                             USER_SYS_PRIVS       ROLE_SYS_PRIVS 

 V$SESSION
 V$SESSION_CONNECT_INFO
 V$SESSTAT
 V$SESS_IO