Compatibility Roles

Compatibility roles are like starter roles. They are also present for backward compatibility with pre-16.0 versions that support authority-based security.

You cannot modify the underlying system privileges of compatibility roles. However, you can migrate them to user-defined roles, and then modify the privileges. When you migrate a compatibility role, all grantees of the compatibility role are automatically granted the user-defined role.

For more information on compatibility roles, see Upgrading to Role-Based Security in the Migration document appropriate to your operating system.

• Granting SYS_AUTH_SA_ROLE
  Allows users to perform authorized tasks pertaining to data and system administration responsibilities.
• Granting SYS_AUTH_SSO_ROLE
  Grant to allow users to perform authorized tasks pertaining to security and access control responsibilities.
• Granting SYS_AUTH_DBA_ROLE
  Grant to allow users to perform all authorized tasks.
• Revoking a Compatibility Role
  Revoke a compatibility role from a user or role.