> or can you enable sqltrace on this import process to see why > it is slowing down ? Speaking of SQL trace on an import, you set trace=y: exp trace=y imp trace=y Not sure when it started to exist. But it works in 10g and 9.2.0.8. Not available for data pump, where you have to create a logon trigger temporarily to set sql_trace. But if you need bind variables or wait events, trace=y doesn't work. Yong Huang -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l