Oracle 9.2.0.4: OK, I thought the syntax was: alter system set "_sys_trig_enabled"=false; but that ain't working. so what did i mess up this time?;-) -- -- Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA shrekdba@xxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkes." -- The Goddess -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l