WRITE/USAGE stage privileges: Directory table refreshes allowed (Pending)

Attention

This behavior change is in the 2023_06 bundle.

For the current status of the bundle, refer to Bundle History.

In a future release, privileges on internal and external stages will change as follows:

Currently

To refresh the metadata for a directory table on a stage using an ALTER STAGE … REFRESH statement, a user must be granted or inherit the OWNERSHIP privilege.

Pending

Users who have been granted or who inherit the following privileges will have the ability to refresh the metadata for a directory table:

  • WRITE on internal stages.

  • USAGE on external stages.

Ref: 1222