Hi all, ## Test Env. ## MS Windows ## Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Prod PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production CORE 10.2.0.1.0 Production TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production select distinct owner from sys.all_objects; consume 100% CPU,hanging. If I run with Rule ,it returns the rows. Statistics is there on SYS tables. Explain plan show HASH JOIN between sys.user$ and sys.obj$ if it runs without Rule hint. Kind Regards Arvind Kumar