Did you try the TERMINAL column from v$session? Most of mine show the machine only in that column vs the MACHINE column. Chris Taylor Sr. Oracle DBA Ingram Barge Company Nashville, TN 37205 Office: 615-517-3355 Cell: 615-354-4799 Email: chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete the contents of this message without disclosing the contents to anyone, using them for any purpose, or storing or copying the information on any medium. From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Xu Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:03 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: get the computer name (without the domain name)? Hi expert, How can I only get the computer name (without the domain name)? SQL> select machine from v$session where sid=41; MACHINE -------------------- Domain1\BB011499 SQL> In UNIX, I would do this but I need it to be done inside SQL # echo 'Domain1\BB011499' | awk -F\\ '{print $NF}' BB011499 Thanks, Roger Xu