Yes, yes, yes! This is exactly the kind of "thinking a bit outside the box" that gets a really good dba through the day. I rememeber using a similar trick as a work-around in the past, but still did not think about this technique when the question came up. April, this is the kind of thing I think would be useful in your book. Barb --- "Mercadante, Thomas F" <thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ryan, > > For gathering stats, what I do is to create a > database package that performs > the gather_stats command. I can then grant execute > access of that package > to the specific user. Works like a charm for me. I > even thru some simple > security into the picture to control what tables > they may gather stats on. > The package also allows users to drop and recreate > indexes. > > Let me know if you'd like a copy of the package. > It's pretty simple. > > Tom Mercadante > Oracle Certified Professional > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------