For 10.2.0.3, HP-UX, the header in the script clearly states you must be a user with SYSBDA privs to run. The doco states that a SYSDBA user can also: * Perform STARTUP and SHUTDOWN operations * ALTER DATABASE: open, mount, back up, or change character set * CREATE DATABASE * DROP DATABASE * CREATE SPFILE * ALTER DATABASE ARCHIVELOG * ALTER DATABASE RECOVER * Includes the RESTRICTED SESSION privilege After code changes, we run utlrp.sql to recompile invalidated objects. We would like some users to run this, but not any with a SYSDBA privs. Any ideas? Maybe a Unix script that they can execute that will run and do this? Just looking for fresh ideas. TIA, John Fedock "K" Line America, ISD Department