Or if you're auditing in a pre-9i DB, which won't audit SYS and SYSDBA.
Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:30 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L That won't work if you're using RMAN. The account that makes the backup needs to be able to do so as sysdba. You can't grant that through a role. The reason for separate accounts is accountability. But if you're not auditing, that won't help much, as you already stated. Jared -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).