User permissions and roles - allow both or just roles?

1. What is the difference between roles and permissions?
2. What are user roles and permissions?
3. Can you grant privileges and roles to a user at the same time?
4. What is the diff between user and role?

What is the difference between roles and permissions?

A permission grants users the ability to perform an action on a resource in the WorkMarket platform. A role is a set of one or more permissions and can be assigned to a user to grant a set of permissions.

What are user roles and permissions?

Roles provide a way for community administrators to group permissions and assign them to users or user groups. Permissions define the actions that a user can perform in a community. When they assign roles, community administrators consider the tasks of a user in the context of a particular community.

Can you grant privileges and roles to a user at the same time?

The WITH GRANT OPTION clause was specified when you were granted the object privilege by its owner. Note: System privileges and roles cannot be granted along with object privileges in the same GRANT statement.

What is the diff between user and role?

A role typically defines a business function (or set of functions) performed by one or more users. Examples would be 'customer service agent' or 'business analyst'. A user is an individual person who is included in the role - Bob, Nancy, and Steve might be assigned to the customer service agent role.