>1) Hire double the number of DBAs, so one can watch what the other one is up >to. Each only knows 1/2 of each system password, with copies locked up and >sealed in a safe. Then you need to have another backup dba for each dba owning half password, just in case something bad happens to one of them.. so instead 1 dba, you would need 4 dba's.. =) -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l