hello I'm running oracle 8.1.7 on WNT. I've set system/manager as the preferred credentials of the DB, and an administrator OS account (with 'run as batch job' priv) as the credentials of the node. I'm getting the vni-2015 authentication failed error while running any job. can anybody help me? thanks mari -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Mari Susperregi INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).