Hi Dave, this is what it shows.
vmtest:/export/home/oracle$ head -1 /etc/release Solaris 10 8/07 s10x_u4wos_12b X86 vmtest:/export/home/oracle$ pfexec passwd root Permission denied vmtest:/export/home/oracle$ cat /etc/passwd | grep root root:x:0:0:Super-User:/:/sbin/sh vmtest:/export/home/oracle$ cat /etc/passwd| grep oracle oracle:x:100:100::/export/home/oracle:/bin/ksh I do not think oracle user has root user's role. please advise. thanks Pk -- This message posted from opensolaris.org