I'm stuck. Pulling my hair out. I have collected system statistics for day, night and weekend processing. I can interactively import system statistics with no problems: SQL->execute DBMS_STATS.IMPORT_SYSTEM_STATS(stattab => 'SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE', statid => 'DAYTIME', statown => 'SYSTEM'); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. When I put that in an oracle job, It errors and the trace file is: ORA-12012: error on auto execute of job 2219 ORA-20000: Unable to import system statistics stats from user stat table SYSTEM. SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE: does not exist or insufficient privileges ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_STATS", line 5575 ORA-06512: at line 1 *** 2006-06-13 09:55:33.659 ORA-12012: error on auto execute of job 2219 ORA-20000: Unable to import system statistics stats from user stat table SYSTEM. SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE: does not exist or insufficient privileges ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_STATS", line 5575 ORA-06512: at line 1 I have given myself explicit privileges to the system.system_stat_table: 1 select grantee, owner, table_name, privilege 2 from dba_tab_privs 3* where table_name = 'SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE' GRANTEE OWNER TABLE_NAME PRIVILEGE ------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------- -------------------- SSMITH SYSTEM SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE ALTER SSMITH SYSTEM SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE DELETE SSMITH SYSTEM SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE INDEX SSMITH SYSTEM SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE INSERT SSMITH SYSTEM SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE SELECT SSMITH SYSTEM SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE UPDATE SSMITH SYSTEM SYSTEM_STAT_TABLE REFERENCES II also have granted ssmith GATHER_SYSTEM_STATISTICS role. Any ideas? Steve