select dbms_metadata.get_ddl('ROLE',role) from dba_roles should provide a collection for "CREATE ROLE" DDL statements. -- Mladen Gogala Ext. 121 -----Original Message----- From: Yechiel Adar [mailto:adar76@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:41 AM To: ORACLE-L Subject: copt roles to another database Hello Oracle 9.2.0.5/6 on windows. I am developing a script to merge two databases together using transportable tablespaces (TTS) export/import. I need to create a script to copy roles from one database to another, so when I run the create users ddl it will work without problems. How can I get a script to create the roles based on existing roles in the database. Dbms_metadata does not give option to create ddl for roles. I searched the docs, Metalink and google without results. TIA -- Adar Yechiel Rechovot, Israel -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l