>If Oracle started storing information about all the locks it >acquires, in >persistent objects, you will run out of space very soon. Naveen, Oracle stores UL (User Level locks) in SYS.DBMS_LOCK_ALLOCATED.... In fact, you should check your 11i database for the size of this table (if you do not use the Purge Conc. Mgr data with the 'ALL' parameter). John Kanagaraj <>< DB Soft Inc Phone: 408-970-7002 (W) Listen to great, commercial-free christian music 24x7x365 at http://www.klove.com ** The opinions and facts contained in this message are entirely mine and do not reflect those of my employer or customers ** ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------