No, you do not need to enable it. In fact, you cannot disable it. See MetaLink note 308066.1 Jared On 8/15/05, Oded Maimon <oded.maimon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > but this is not the default, you need to enable it (as far as i can > remember) > > > Reidy, Ron wrote: > > >All SYSDBA connections generate an external audit trail. > > > >----------------- > >Ron Reidy > >Lead DBA > >Array BioPharma, Inc. > > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist