I think I see 2G-1 in the error message. Is that the limit you were looking for? -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wolfson Larry - lwolfs Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:57 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: What's max sort_area_size? SUN 64 bit O 9.2.0.4 64 bit I've 3-4 servers with 16-26G of memory, that I thought I could use for some large sorts we're running at night. I got back 06:24:20 LNW>ALTER SESSION SET SORT_AREA_SIZE =3147483647; ERROR: ORA-00068: invalid value 3147483647 for parameter sort_area_size, must be between 0 and 2147483647 Opened a TAR and OS said it was OS dependent. I asked what limit was and he said he didn't have that info, BUT, if I re-started DB the problem should go away... I was hoping for a more concrete answer. And TAR still hasn't been updated although I did get phone call. ********************************************************************** The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You.