Hi All, Does validate index (pk index) enforce any exclusive lock on the table? The reason I am asking is that we are trying to validate few indexes(to find out fregmentation) on production (while the site is live). What could be the impact on parent table? Thanks Sami ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------