And you need to include SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS) in your sqlnet.ora At 01:09 PM 10/1/2004, Reginald.W.Bailey@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >You need to ensure that the userid that you are logged in as is in the >ORA_DBA group (or whatever group was chosen). This group is the >equivalent of the DBA group in Unix. Regards Wolfgang Breitling Centrex Consulting Corporation http://www.centrexcc.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l