> Is it possible that control_file_record_keep_time used to be higher and so > the controlfile already grew to accommodate it? If so, that would explain > it since setting the parameter back down later wouldn't force it to shrink. Ugh -- I was afraid you were gonna ask that. I wasn't here when the DB was originally created, so I've no idea. I have the feeling that I'm going to need to recreate the controlfiles if I want this fixed. And until the situation gets worse, I don't think I can justify (to myself, much less everyone else impacted) fixing it. [sigh] Thanks, Brandon! Rich -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l