Hi Paula >I don't understand what you say when you write "if you want Oracle's >backing you will need an enterprise edition - you must mean RedHat >Enterprise Edition - not Oracle - correct? Yes. For both RedHat and Suse Oracle only certify their Enterprise = Edition, respectively Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Suse Linux Enterprise = Server. Notice that other Linux distributors have certified versions which are = not named "Enterprise Edition"... HTH Chris -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l