Aha - it works! Sorry for my lazy mind :-) ________________________________ From: Goulet, Richard [mailto:Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:36 PM To: Xu, Roger; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Why dbms_lock.sleep is not working for non-sys users? Connect to database as sys grant execute on dbms_lock to public The standard install scripts don't do the grant. Dick Goulet ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Xu, Roger Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:27 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Why dbms_lock.sleep is not working for non-sys users? SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(10); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> show user USER is "SYS" SQL> connect tsuser Enter password: Connected. SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(10); BEGIN dbms_lock.sleep(10); END; * ERROR at line 1: ORA-06550: line 1, column 7: PLS-00201: identifier 'DBMS_LOCK' must be declared ORA-06550: line 1, column 7: PL/SQL: Statement ignored SQL> Thanks Click here <http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/about/corporate> to learn more about Dr Pepper Snapple Group's commitment to corporate social responsibility. Please be conscious of the environment and print this email only if absolutely necessary. This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may contain privileged information of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries ("Dr Pepper Snapple Group"). If you are not the intended recipient or receive it in error, you may not use, distribute, disclose or copy any of the information contained within it and it may be unlawful to do so. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately by returning this e-mail to us at mailerror@xxxxxxxx <mailto:mailerror@xxxxxxxx> and destroy all copies. Any views expressed by individuals within this e-mail do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr Pepper Snapple Group. This e-mail does not constitute a binding offer, acceptance, amendment, waiver or other agreement, unless the intent that an e-mail will constitute such is clearly stated in the body of the email. Recipients are advised to subject this e-mail and attachments to their own virus checking, in keeping with good computing practice. Please note that e-mail received by Dr Pepper Snapple Group may be monitored in accordance with applicable law.