We have a synonym in local database for a sequence, which is in remote database. After selecting the nextval from the local database, there is a session opened in the remote database but not closing the session after the 'select' is completed. . We are at HP11.11 and Oracle 9.2.0.5. Over the period of time, it gives the "ORA-01000 number of open cursors exceeded" error. Open cursors value was increased to triple the value but still the problem persists. Any idea is this a bug or missing any configuration. If the synonym is dropped and actual sequence is created in the local database, then there are no issues. Raja Ph: (212) 210 1461 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l