Hi, Another solution (depending if the session is really dead) could be to enable dcd (dead client detection, sqlnet.expire_time) in de sqlnet.ora file on de server. http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/network.102/b14213/sqlnet.htm#sthref475 regards, Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator email: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel +32(0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer: www.uptime.be/disclaimer -- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Powell, Mark Sent: dinsdag 17 augustus 2010 16:09 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Tool recommendation Why not write a dead session detection script that looks for and clears these sessions out and schedule it to run every X minutes? Or maybe create an on-demand script that is launched via a web application or by the operators. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l