Hemant writes: > 2. I would be unhappy if a DBA were to frequently use "/ AS SYSDBA". That > privilege is to be used only in the rarest cases. I generally use my "personal" DBA account when I can. I can do almost everything with my DBA account that SYSDBA can do with the major bonus of being completely and easily auditable. Rich -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l