Hi all, I seem to get error with database link creation. It looks like a very simple thing, but I am not sure what I am missing. I have modified the user name and the directory name slightly, but other than it is the same. The link creation seem to work OK with other user names that I have created like MM, DUMMY, TEST, etc. They all work. I can assure you the passwd was the same in both cases. It is just that when for the user DMUE113R (different from the real id I used) I get this error: /throra10/scripts/DCL/script_location >sqlplus SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Fri Mar 6 15:09:18 2009 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All Rights Reserved. Enter user-name: / as sysdba Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options SYS@HRDEV> @create_user.sql\ Enter value for user_name: VV old 1: create user &&user_name new 1: create user VV old 2: identified by &&user_name new 2: identified by VV User created. SYS@HRDEV> @grant_sys_privs.sql old 1: grant create session to &&user_name new 1: grant create session to VV Grant succeeded. old 1: grant create table to &&user_name new 1: grant create table to VV Grant succeeded. old 1: grant create procedure to &&user_name new 1: grant create procedure to VV Grant succeeded. old 1: grant create view to &&user_name new 1: grant create view to VV Grant succeeded. SYS@HRDEV> SYS@HRDEV> SYS@HRDEV> grant create database link to VV; Grant succeeded. SYS@HRDEV> conn VV Enter password: Connected. VV@HRDEV> create database link HRTST 2 connect to SYSADM identified by passwd 3 using 'HRTST'; Database link created. VV@HRDEV> exit Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options /throra10/scripts/DCL/script_location >sqlplus SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Fri Mar 6 15:11:19 2009 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All Rights Reserved. Enter user-name: / as sysdba Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options SYS@HRDEV> @create_user.sql Enter value for user_name: DMUE113R old 1: create user &&user_name new 1: create user DMUE113R old 2: identified by &&user_name new 2: identified by DMUE113R User created. SYS@HRDEV> @grant_sys_privs.sql old 1: grant create session to &&user_name new 1: grant create session to DMUE113R Grant succeeded. old 1: grant create table to &&user_name new 1: grant create table to DMUE113R Grant succeeded. old 1: grant create procedure to &&user_name new 1: grant create procedure to DMUE113R Grant succeeded. old 1: grant create view to &&user_name new 1: grant create view to DMUE113R Grant succeeded. SYS@HRDEV> grant create database link to DMUE113R; Grant succeeded. SYS@HRDEV> conn DMUE113R Enter password: Connected. DMUE113R@HRDEV> create database link HRTST 2 connect to SYSADM identified by passwd 3 using 'HRTST'; create database link HRTST * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01031: insufficient privileges DMUE113R@HRDEV> Thanks.