Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa, but I'm pressed for time and still cannot find the correct document that exposes the actual values in DBA_PROFILES. SELECT * FROM DBA_PROFILES WHERE PROFILE = 'SERVICE_ACCOUNT' / PROFILE RESOURCE_NAME RESOURCE LIMIT ------------------- --------------------------- -------- ------ SERVICE_ACCOUNT COMPOSITE_LIMIT KERNEL DEFAULT SERVICE_ACCOUNT LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION KERNEL DEFAULT SERVICE_ACCOUNT SESSIONS_PER_USER KERNEL DEFAULT SERVICE_ACCOUNT CPU_PER_SESSION KERNEL DEFAULT SERVICE_ACCOUNT CPU_PER_CALL KERNEL DEFAULT ... "Default" doesn't help me. What is the value? Where, in which document, do I find it written down? Thanks in advance for any help you can send. r, Gus