Hi, we have been using bmc patrol to monitor instance and listener status, but it has reached the point where the number of false alarms from patrol has made it unusable for this. Does anyone have a shell script or even a stored procedure that uses external table definitions that will read the listener.ora, and preferably connect to each database using each listener, or even do a tnsping on each listener to verify that it is up? We have solaris and aix versions of Unix. Oracle versions run from 8.1.7 to 10.2.0.3 Andrew W. Kerber Senior Oracle DBA UMB "If at first you dont succeed dont take up skydiving." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. Thank you. ============================================================================== -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l