Just remove "next 1m", as in: CREATE TABLESPACE data DATAFILE '/FS/data_s01.dbf' size 2000m autoextend on maxsize 12000m, '/FS/data_s02.dbf' size 2000m autoextend on maxsize 12000m EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM SIZE 1M SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT AUTO; Igor ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Smith Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:30 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: LMTs CREATE TABLESPACE data DATAFILE '/FS/data_s01.dbf' size 2000m autoextend on next 1m maxsize 12000m, '/FS/data_s02.dbf' size 2000m autoextend on next 1m maxsize 12000m EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM SIZE 1M SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT AUTO; How do you control the size of LMTs. If I remove the "autoextend on next 1m" I can't use the "maxsize" keyword. How do I restrict the size of the datafiles for LMTs ________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. Play now! <http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_ jan>