One answer is to drop, then recreate the whole temp tablespace. Since this is a temporary type tablespace, and if it is not in use at the moment, this operation should take no longer than a second. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dba1 mcc" <mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <oracledba@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:58 AM Subject: [Q] How to online drop tempfile ? > I am doing 9ir2 hot backup/recovery test. I got > problem on tempfile (temporary tablespace) > drop problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------