I am running Oracle 10 R2 on linux with automatic memory management and keep getting the following error : ORA-04031: unable to allocate 3888 bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","sga heap(1,0)","kglsim object batch" Anyone else seen this? John Dunn Product Consultant Direct Dial +44 (0) 117 373 6122 Sefas Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PL, UK. Tel: +44(0) 117 373 6114 Fax: +44 (0) 117 373 6115 www.sefas.com