I have plans to dunduct that very test now due to the varying responses and if I'm to recommend such changes then I dman well better be able to recover. Came here first to learn from others first hand experience and avoid wasting valuable time. I'll update with my findings. Issue does'nbt seem to be as cut and dry as the intial responses would make out. -- .. David > Rather than debate it, just setup a test instance, do it, and record > what happens. > > -- > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l