Man I knew I was going to get *smart* comments when I wrote this post. But hey even "Shutdown abort" is slow sometimes. Any other *good* ideas... :0) Chris Marquez Oracle DBA -----Original Message----- From: Nahata, Naveen (US - Hyderabad) [mailto:nnahata@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wed 6/8/2005 10:21 AM To: Marquez, Chris; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Slow Database Shutdown Time Shutdown abort? :-) -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marquez, Chris Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 7:49 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Slow Database Shutdown Time Anyone know of any other Oracle (network) method or parameter to disconnect sessions faster? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l