Maybe you could add copy the temp tablespace's datafiles to the new server before "start the database"? Guang -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeffrey Beckstrom Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:54 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ORACLE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracledba@xxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-databases@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-rdbms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: recoving the temp tablespace With 9i, we have implemented the temp tablespace. This tablespace does not get backed up. Shortly, we are going to move this database to a new server. We will - backup the database (hot backup) - shutdown the database - restore it to the new server. - copy the control file to the new server - copy the log files to the new server - start the database - do recovery so that it will apply the log files since the backup until the shutdown. Question is in regards to the temp tablespace. Since it was not backed up, how do we recreate it?