>
> > > CREATE GROUP name [ WITH [ SYSID id ] [ USER name1, name2, ... ] ]
> > > ALTER GROUP name WITH SYSID id /* changes sysid */
> > > ALTER GROUP name ADD USER name1, name2, ...
> > > ALTER GROUP name DROP USER name1, name2, ...
> > > DROP GROUP name
>
> > I think a group can be interpreted somehow like a priviledge.
> > As such the statement to add or remove a user from a group
> > would be a "grant" statement.
>
> Not really, at least not in our context. A group is a collection
> ("group") of users which can collectively be granted privileges. For
> example, you can do grant select on your_table to group staff
> (even right
> now).
At least Informix and Oracle see it that way (and call it role).
The functionality is the same.
Andreas
