Is there any purpose for the number '1' added to "db" in the=20 ORACLE_HOME e.g. /usr3/apl/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1. If we=20 simply use "db", do you think it will have anylimitations in future. Thanks Manmohan. --=20 _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.as= p?SRC=3Dlycos10 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l