JavaScript must be enabled in order to use this site.Please enable JavaScript in your browser and refresh the page. Shredding the Database Privilege Now that you have completed the upgrade, you can shred out the database privilege given to the database user. This is an optional task. Procedure Log into the Oracle database as sysdba and execute: SQL> REVOKE CREATE DATABASE LINK FROM <fom-db-user>; Copyright © Cloud Software Group, Inc. All rights reserved.