Hi Check dba_profiles for any limits that may cause an account to be locked -- namely failed_login_attempts (would results in account being LOCKED after too many bad attempts), or password_life_time (would result in it becoming EXPIRED). Cheers Stefan ========================= Stefan P Knecht CEO & Founder s@xxxxxxxx 10046 Consulting GmbH Schwarzackerstrasse 29 CH-8304 Wallisellen Switzerland Phone +41-(0)8400-10046 Cell +41 (0) 79 571 36 27 info@xxxxxxxx http://www.10046.ch ========================= On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 4:48 PM, dba1 mcc <mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > we have ORACLE 10GR2 on Linux server. More of account on our database will > sudden change to "lock". > > I check DB parameter "resource_limit" and it set to "false". > > any ideal? > > Thanks. > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >