dbvision replies: > I was on 5.3 until last year. Now it's all on 7.1. > All db filesystems have inline logging. > System ones (/tmp, /usr, etcetc) are on a shared lvg. > Never had a problem, with or without safe shutdown. Thanks for the feedback! Now to setup the VGs and LVs for the DBs... :) Rich -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l