Hi Lister, Do you know what user$.AUDIT$ is for? I know it's for audit but our audit_trail is set to NONE. (Also, what is _NEXT_USER?) Thanks, Roger P.S. SQL> select * from v$version; BANNER ---------------------------------------------------------------- Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.8.0 - 64bit Production PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.8.0 - Production CORE 9.2.0.8.0 Production TNS for HPUX: Version 9.2.0.8.0 - Production NLSRTL Version 9.2.0.8.0 - Production SQL> select name, AUDIT$ from user$ 2 where name = '_NEXT_USER' 3 or name = 'W10574' 4 or name = 'ROGER'; NAME AUDIT$ ------------------------------ -------------------------------------- ROGER W10574 _NEXT_USER ------ SQL> select name, AUDIT$ from user$ 2 where name = '_NEXT_USER' 3 or name = 'W10574' 4 or name = 'ROGER' 5 or name = 'W9627'; NAME AUDIT$ ------------------------------ -------------------------------------- W9627 ------ ROGER W10574 _NEXT_USER ------ SQL>