Roger You could also show them the init.ora parameter *JOB_QUEUE_PROCESSES*, and the scheduler attribute *max_job_slave_processes*: "If JOB_QUEUE_PROCESSES is 0, DBMS_JOB is disabled, and the maximum number of job slave processes for Scheduler is controlled by the max_job_slave_processes Scheduler attribute." See the 11g documentation<http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28310/appendix_a003.htm> . It might also help to show them that noone has been granted the various scheduler privileges<http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28310/schedadmin007.htm#i1011204>. Regards Nigel 2009/2/13 Xu, Roger <Roger.Xu@xxxxxxxx> > Will the following 2 SQL's against dba_jobs and dba_scheduler_jobs show > auditors that we do not use Oracle Job Scheduling? Is there a better way to > convince them? >