hi, What is your version of oracle and is your temp tablespace locally managed temporary tablespace? I think you are using dictionary temp tablespace with inproper initial/next size. If you used Guang's method, how can it be so long? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Boyd" <davidb158@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 2:22 AM Subject: RE: drop temp tablespace > Thanks all of you who replied my message. The old temp tablespace has been > dropped. It took more than 4 days. > > > >From: Hemant K Chitale <hkchital@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: RE: drop temp tablespace > >Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 23:14:58 +0800 > > > > > >If you say that DBA_SEGMENTS show 0 rows, how do you get a Used Size for > >the Tablespace ? > > > >Hemant > >At 04:35 PM 17-02-04 -0500, you wrote: > > >Guang, > > > > > >Thanks for your response. > > > > > >Initially I had to 'drop tablespace temp including contents'. Currently > >it > > >returns 0 for the query of select count(*) from dba_segments where > > >tablespace_name = 'TEMP'. I can do 'drop tablespace temp' without > >including > > >contents option. However the used size is still increasing. > > > > > > > > > >From: "Guang Mei" <gmei@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Reply-To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Subject: RE: drop temp tablespace > > > >Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:52:27 -0500 > > > > > > > >After you switch all the users to the new temp ts, make sure there is > >no > > > >objects sitting in your old temp tablespace: > > > > > > > >select count(*) from dba_segments where tablespace_name = > ><old_temp_ts>; > > > > > > > >if you get 0, then run > > > > > > > >alter tablespace <old_temp_ts> offline; > > > > > > > >-- replace your temp datafiles here: > > > > > > > >alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp01.dbf' offline; > > > >alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp02.dbf' offline; > > > >alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp03.dbf' offline; > > > >alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp04.dbf' offline; > > > >alter database datafile '/oracle/u2/oradata/YPD/temp05.dbf' offline; > > > > > > > > > > > >drop tablespace <old_temp_ts> ; > > > > > > > > > > > >If this does not work, you proabably have a wait a while and try it > >again. > > > >If still not working, you might have to bounce the DB. > > > > > > > >HTH. > > > > > > > >Guang > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Boyd > > > >Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:08 PM > > > >To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Subject: drop temp tablespace > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi List, > > > > > > > >Our TEMP tablespace took Oracle default setting that was auto extending > >up > > > >to 32 GB. Last week the tablespace had grown to 18 GB. I tried to > >drop > > > >the > > > >tablespace after I removed any body's temporary tablespace to a newly > > > >created temp tablespace with much smaller size. The dropping process > >is > > > >very slow. I started last Friday. The used size in the old temp > > > >tablespace > > > >had been decreased from 18 GB to 3.8 GB yesterday afternoon. I issued > >the > > > >drop command through TOAD job scheduler. There was one failure with > >the > > > >job > > > >when I checked this morning. The dropping process seemed stopped. I > >had > > > >to > > > >kill the job. Now the used size in the old temp tablespace is coming > >back > > > >slowly even through I issued another dropping command in SQLPLUS. I > >was > > > >wondering if any one has any way to drop the temp tablespace quickly. > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >Find and compare great deals on Broadband access at the MSN High-Speed > > > >Marketplace. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >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 > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >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 > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Get fast, reliable access with MSN 9 Dial-up. 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