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# Configuring database users

You create and configure database users to interact with the source and destination databases.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Create and configure a source database user</strong><br><br>Create and grant the required access to the user that interacts with the source database.</td><td><a href="/pages/Z1U6c0oRoBRYq6MrEbkh">/pages/Z1U6c0oRoBRYq6MrEbkh</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create and configure a destination database user</strong><br><br>Create and grant the required access to the user that interacts with the destination database.</td><td><a href="/pages/nKB4O3OsROKW2EWujNJK">/pages/nKB4O3OsROKW2EWujNJK</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Grant access to system catalog views</strong><br><br>For a source or destination database user, grant the required access to system catalog views.</td><td><a href="/pages/n9KrvdPkQ0Gx0IMFjnNN">/pages/n9KrvdPkQ0Gx0IMFjnNN</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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