At 04:29 PM 9/22/98 -0400, Greg wrote: >Is there a pattern here? > >We also need to automate quiescing the system before backups. There is also the question of ODBC and other C/S connections. Typically these do not show up as jobs or sessions, and the only way you can get rid of them is by shutting down the listener job. Not a problem as long as you have strong control over the entire system. I have a client where they need to be able to isolate different accounts, and this is creating a real problem for C/S type connections. TOny