On 09/18/2006 08:24:15 PM, fairlie rego wrote: > Mladen, > > If I understand you correctly you seem to suggest that max_dump_file_size > does not work. I did a small test and it does seem to work > > SQL> alter system set max_dump_file_size=4; > System altered. Fairlie, I forgot the name of "max_dump_file_size" parameter, so I queried X$KSPPI and came up with _trace_file_size. Thanks for clearing up the smoke covering my memory. I needed it on Saturday, but better ever then never. I would suggest something more clear, like "max_freaking_trace_file_size". What in the world is a "dump file"? -- Mladen Gogala http://www.mgogala.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l