Yes, it is true, at least in the context I meant it in. I should have been more specific. Try using raise_application_error, or any other error to prevent an account from logging in. If a user has the ADMINISTER DATABASE TRIGGER privilege, you cannot use a trigger to prevent him from logging in. You might take a look a look at the MetaLink note referenced earlier. Jared On 8/24/05, rjamya <rjamya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Not true, see below for an example on 9204 > > SQL> get t1.sql > 1 conn t1/t1 > 2 create table t1.some_tbl tablespace cons > 3 as select * from dba_objects where rownum < 100 > ... -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist