I left off some information: Using oradebug tracing this is what I'm seeing: .... .... WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 36 file number=402 first dba=863060 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=354894654 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 23 file number=402 first dba=863075 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=360224962 *** 2011-01-18 08:37:35.078 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 38 file number=402 first dba=863090 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=365500363 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 36 file number=402 first dba=863113 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=370692553 *** 2011-01-18 08:37:45.515 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 36 file number=402 first dba=863128 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=375937276 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 15 file number=402 first dba=863143 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=381208109 *** 2011-01-18 08:37:56.078 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 33 file number=402 first dba=863158 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=386497479 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 47 file number=402 first dba=863173 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=391782434 *** 2011-01-18 08:38:06.703 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 36 file number=402 first dba=863188 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=397115158 WAIT #113: nam='direct path read temp' ela= 75 file number=402 first dba=863203 block cnt=15 obj#=0 tim=40232084 ... ... Chris Taylor Sr. Oracle DBA Ingram Barge Company Nashville, TN 37205 Office: 615-517-3355 Cell: 615-663-1673 Email: chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete the contents of this message without disclosing the contents to anyone, using them for any purpose, or storing or copying the information on any medium. From: Taylor, Chris David Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:33 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: V$SESSION_WAIT FILE# Doesn't Exist? Ok, I've got a "runaway session" in my PeopleSoft database that's been processing since last night. I have just now started working on this and I wanted to get some input: SELECT p1 file#, p2 block#, p3 class# FROM v$session_wait WHERE event = 'direct path read temp' ; File# Block# Class# 402 862533 15 SELECT relative_fno, owner, segment_name, segment_type FROM dba_extents WHERE file_id = 402 --AND &block BETWEEN block_id AND block_id + &block - 1; NO ROWS FOUND What?? If I look at both V$DATAFILE and V$TEMPFILE I have no File# = 402 so what is going on? Like I said, I just started working on this so I may be missing something simple... Chris Taylor Sr. Oracle DBA Ingram Barge Company Nashville, TN 37205 Office: 615-517-3355 Cell: 615-663-1673 Email: chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete the contents of this message without disclosing the contents to anyone, using them for any purpose, or storing or copying the information on any medium.