On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:23:19 -0600, Michael Fontana <mfontana@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there something that can be done, at the OS or Oracle level, to prevent > such a thing? Needless to say, the "whackers" are using root to enter the > command, so changing permissions would accomplish little. They are already > set to only allow "oracle" write access. Another possible thing to try (but would be long winded and labourious to do) is change the names of all your datafiles so you change the extension from .dbf to .DontDeleteThisYouIdiot :-) Stephen -- It's better to ask a silly question than to make a silly assumption. -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l