> Did you perhaps run dbverify while the database was up? > > Because if you did, the results are not necessarily trustworthy. I think in 9i dbv is able to re-read the block if it's header & tail don't match, thus not reporting false-corruptions anymore. Also, if a block's header & tail don't match even on re-reads, but the block keeps changing, the block is reported as being in flux, not corrupt... Tanel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------