ASA Database Administration Guide
  The Database Server
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      Database server options

-gu server option

Function 

Set permission levels for utility commands.

Syntax 

{ dbsrv9 | dbeng9 } -gu { all | none | DBA | utility_db } ...

Applies to 

All operating systems and servers.

Description 

Sets permission levels for utility commands such as CREATE DATABASE and DROP DATABASE. The level can be set to one of the following: utility_db, all, none, DBA. The default is DBA.

The utility_db level restricts the use of these commands to only those users who can connect to the utility database. The all, none, and DBA levels permit all users, no users, or users with DBA authority to execute utility commands.