Dba DBA schrieb: > 10.2.0.1 <http://10.2.0.1> > windows server 2003 > > I was creating a tablespace today and lost my VPN connection. I log back > in. No tablespace, but the datafile is. I go to remove the datafile and > it says that oracle is using it. > I checked the data dictionary before hand and the tablespace does not > appear in dba_tablespaces. > > if i shutdown oracle and simply delete the datafile at the OS, is this > safe? Should I be able to restart oracle without a problem? don't delete it, just rename it. if you have problems after bouncing the instance, you can rename it back. -ap -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l