Changes made with dbms_macadm.UPDATE_RULE_SET are lost after bounce db

Question

Hi,
We have Oracle Database 11.2.0.1 with Database Vault functioning ok but we need to change two rule sets.
We modify the rule sets with dvsys.dbms_macadm.UPDATE_RULE_SET and the change was applied immediately.
After bounce the database the changes were lost and we have to applied again.
Specifically we want to change a rule set from no static to static so we run the following commands:
begin
dvsys.dbms_macadm.UPDATE_RULE_SET (
rule_set_name => 'Limit DBA'
,description => 'Limit DBA access'
,enabled => 'Y'
,eval_options => 2
,audit_options => 1
,fail_options => 1
,fail_message =>''
,fail_code => NULL
,handler_options => 0
,handler => ''
,is_static => TRUE
commit;
end;
begin
DVSYS.DBMS_MACADM.SYNC_RULES();
end;
Are we missing something else ?
Thanks.
Regards.

Answer 1

That was actually the first place I started when I began troubleshooting this issue.
I have logged in as the root user and attempted to check the "allow user to administer this computer" to the affected user. In fact, I tried it on all users that show up in the Accounts listing.
What happens is, the checkbox doesn't stick. You can check that checkbox all day, but the user is never changed over to an administrator. I have checked the checkbox, and then done like the subsequent popup tells me: I have logged off and logged back on as the affected user, but it's as if no change were made. The user is still just a "standard" user. It is never granted administrator access.