Mark, You have a strong memory :-) In one my test databases FBQ does work for upto 10 days of instance uptime :) Yes, hacking of SYS owned object is required to extend the 5-day limit. And unless it is a throw-away database, I would advise against it !! Cheers! - Kirti --- "Bobak, Mark" <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm pretty sure that 5 days is a hard limit, unless you're into hacking > the database.....;-) > > As I recall a certain dinner in Dallas, Kirti described how he > successfully did so, extending the 5 day limit to, um, 10 days, > perhaps....? ;-) > > But, I don't think that would be a recommended approach for a production > database....;-) > > Mark J. Bobak > Oracle DBA > ProQuest Company > Ann Arbor, MI > "Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Paula_Stankus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:42 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: flashback query vs. log miner > > > Thanks Kirti, > > That was a very concise description and along the lines of what I was = > =3D > telling a junior dba I am training. =3D20 > > However, is it a hard limit for FBQ - 5 days - or is it solely based on > =3D > undo tablespace size and undo tablespace retention parameter? =3D20 > > Also, is there any downside with allocating a great deal of space to the > =3D > undo tablespace in a database other than static allocation? > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------