user cannot select systables

All, I'm new to Informix but not new to databases. I have a user who cannot select from the systables in their own database. As user informix (the big daddy rabbit), I have no problem. If I change the "connection" in dbaccess (CONNECTION: Connect Disconnect Exit) with informix's login, and pick the same shared memory segment that the database in question resides in, the user can select systables. I'm fairly sure that this has something to do with access to shared memory segments but I can't find any info on it. I have granted all kinds of roles (more than I should) just to get this to work and to no avail. What permissions do I need to grant (if that's the problem) ? BTW - This user has no problem doing this type of activity in a development environment. This is holding up an application upgrade (eek). Thanks Ahead! Mike Guice -- Posted via http://dbforums.com