create a trigger on the table in question from sys account. In this trigger disallow insert/update/delete. Since the trigger will be owned by non-owner, it would be difficult to circumvent in normal circumstances. Raj On 9/19/05, Balakrishnan, Muru <Muru.Balakrishnan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The system is already in production, the options below are remote. I was > trying to find out if there was another way that I was not aware of. Thanks > to all of you for your time! >