On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:09:58 -0500, Branimir Petrovic <BranimirP@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Fix for this one is both easy and difficult. > > It is easy to fix it - user with local admin "powers" has to log on to > each and every XP box with Oracle 9 client, then position himself/herself > at the root of the problem (the C:\oracle\ora92 folder), right click on > the folder, Properties, "Advanced" button on Security tab, Permission > tab, check both check boxes (both "Inherit from parent..." and "Replace > permission entries on all child objects...") press on "Apply" button and > watch change being "pushed" over gazillion files and folders there. It doesn't have to be that hard. A domain admin can mount any drive on the network. subinacle.exe may be used to set permissions from the command line. It is available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en eg: net use z: /delete net use z: \\some_desktop\c$ subinacl /file "Z:\ORACLE" /grant=everyone=r Or something like that. Pointy-clicky-gui stuff is for the birds. ;) -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l