Might be safer to do: shtudown abort startup restrict shutdown then move your datafiles...... -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Nguyen, David M Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:48 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: shutdown abort to move data files I need to shutdown oracle8i database to move data file to another disk but it takes about 40 minutes to shutdown immediate. Can I go ahead to issue "shutdown abort" then move data file? Does it hurt anything? =20 Thanks, David ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------