Hi, I have a function called GET_UTL_DIR and currently it is locked in the database. When I try to re-compile it I get the following error: ORA-04021: timeout occurred while waiting to lock object GET_UTL_DIR I have verified in v$lock but no user is locking. Therefore, I have used oradebug command to get more info: ******************** Cursor Dump ************************ Current cursor: 1, pgadep: 0 pgactx: 7000000182800f0 ctxcbk: 700000018280540 ctxqbc: 1104fdd30 ctxrws: 0 Cursor Dump: ---------------------------------------- Cursor 1 (1104d8a68): CURBOUND curiob: 1104e2aa8 curflg: 4c curpar: 0 curusr: 0 curses 7000000129fcfa0 cursor name: alter function get_utl_dir compile child pin: 700000014013d98, child lock: 700000014d3d630, parent lock: 700000015013a68 xscflg: 2264, parent handle: 70000001c220800, xscfl2: c000400 nxt: 1.0x00000168 Cursor frame allocation dump: frm: -------- Comment -------- Size Seg Off End of cursor dump ***************** dump of cursor xsc=1104e2aa8 ********************** Can anyone let me know what is PARENT LOCK??????? Note: If I bounce the database, I can re-compile the function. But I would like to find out the cause. Muqthar * * * * * * * * * The information contained in this E-mail message is privileged, confidential, and may be protected from disclosure; please be aware that any other use, printing, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this communication may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. If you think that you have received this E-mail message in error, please reply to the sender and delete it from your computer. T hank you. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l