All, I was importing a small database into a 11.2 database. It took a while, I realized it was taking too long to build the indexes after importing the rows of some big tables. I remember in older versions we used to query the dba_segments for type temporary segments during index build which later got converted to permanent segments. This time I queried the dba_segments for temp segments during index build but did not see temp segments. However, the index count of the table would increase with time. I am wondering if anything has changed in 11g or if I should be looking at a different view. As an aside, I think I will use a bigger sort area size/pga_ag_tgt to speed up index build process. I know I can rebuild the indexes at the end of import. Orlando. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l