Specifies a resource governor to limit the maximum number of cursors that a connection can use at once.
Option can be set at the database (PUBLIC) or user level. When set at the database level, the value becomes the default for any new user, but has no impact on existing users. When set at the user level, overrides the PUBLIC value for that user only. No system privilege is required to set option for self. System privilege is required to set at database level or at user level for any user other than self.
Requires the SET ANY SYSTEM OPTION system privilege to set this option. Can be set temporary for an individual connection or for the PUBLIC role. Takes effect immediately.
The specified resource governor allows a DBA to limit the number of cursors per connection that a user can have. If an operation exceeds the limit for a connection, an error is generated indicating that the limit has been exceeded.
If a connection executes a stored procedure, that procedure is executed under the permissions of the procedure owner. However, the resources used by the procedure are assigned to the current connection.
You can remove resource limits by setting MAX_CURSOR_COUNT to 0 (zero).