Anurag, DBA_TAB_PRIVS is still there. SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Thu Nov 12 14:16:22 2009 Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All Rights Reserved. Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options OPS$ORACLE@ORCL> desc dba_tab_privs Name Null? Type ----------------------------------------- -------- ---------------------------- GRANTEE NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30) OWNER NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30) TABLE_NAME NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30) GRANTOR NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30) PRIVILEGE NOT NULL VARCHAR2(40) GRANTABLE VARCHAR2(3) HIERARCHY VARCHAR2(3) ________________________________ From: Anurag Verma <anuragdba@xxxxxxxxx> To: ORACLE-L <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, November 12, 2009 2:14:24 PM Subject: to check READ/WRITE permissions on directory object in 10gR2 database Hi all, In a 10g Release 2 database, how do I see, to which all users READ or WRITE permissions are granted on a particular directory object? Is there any view like DBA_TAB_PRIVS? -- Anurag Verma, Database Administrator ERCOT(Electric Reliability Council of Texas), Texas 76574