Sorry about the tone, it is just my budding personality.=20 Thanks Stephane, but it did not work.=20 Dick, I need to check configuration that client set up for us.=20 There is always tug of war between staff DBA's and consultants, especially here. I guess you are staff DBA, right ?=20 Regards, Ranko. On 6/9/05, Goulet, Dick <DGoulet@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Assuming that you made the request of the client using the same tone as > here, I'm not surprised. Why do you need an account with such > priviledges? In general NO one outside of the DBA group here has access > to SYS or SYSTEM, including internal folks. >=20 > Dick Goulet > Senior Oracle DBA > Vicor Corporation > Andover, MA USA=3D20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ranko Mosic > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:27 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Password for sys, system account - Uncooperative client >=20 > Hi all,=3D3D20 > I need password for account with select dictionary privileges - client > is=3D3D > =3D3D20 > not too cooperative.=3D3D20 >=20 > Regards, Ranko. > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l