I filed an iTAR after all... This is a bug # 3372651 on HP-UX platform, I was told by OWS. No patch or workaround in sight. The bug is not visible on the Metalink, but my TAR# is tied to the bug (per OWS). I will post an update when this gets resolved. I do not have Linux yet, or Solaris, so I can not confirm that the bug only affected HP-UX. Would appreciate it if someone can test it and report the result. Thanks. Cheers! - Kirti __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.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 -----------------------------------------------------------------