> Make sure AUDIT_TRAIL is set to > something other than NONE (DB is good). > This requires an instance restart. Why not set it to something other than none when the database was created, or last time it was bounced? I don't think there's any overhead until you start to audit anything. So you get the convenience whenever you audit something when need arises and noaudit something when you're done. Yong Huang -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l