Re: ORA-1653: Unable to extend table - causes corruption ?

Thanks Alan for the reply. And yes, there was a 2GB restriction on UNIX platforms in the past.

Regards,
satar
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In article <R050nDAQcft2Ew4L_at_opcomp.demon.co.uk>,   Alan Black <alan_at_opcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Satar,
>
> NT can indeed have files greater that 2GB - I believe there may be a
> Unix limitation of 2GB (or was in the distant past).
>
> Spoke to Oracle today who confirmed that there is a bug in 8.0.5 with
> files that auto-extend beyond 4GB.
>
> The solution is to limit them to < 4GB.
>
> Alan.
>
> In article <794k1p$3h1$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>, Satar <satar_at_my-
> dejanews.com> writes
> >Alan,
> >Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think NT can have datafiles greater than
> >2GB.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Satar
> >Oracle DBA/UNIX System Admin
> >"Opinions are the result of the voices in my head only,
> >and do not reflect my employer or Oracle Corporation."
> >
> >
> >In article <NnwDzBAyAss2EwCT_at_opcomp.demon.co.uk>,
> > Alan Black <alan_at_opcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >> Oracle 8.0.5
> >> Windows NT 4
> >>
> >> I've just received the message ORA-1653 (unable to extend table) while
> >> SQL*Loading 7m records into a table.
> >>
> >> This caused some other side effects such as Oracle reporting some
> >> objects as missing.
> >>
> >> The problem is that on restarting the database after a shutdown, I'm
> >> getting ORA-01122 (database file failed verification check) and ORA-
> >> 01200 (actual file size is different). These are reported against the
> >> data file of the tablespace that I was loading into.
> >>
> >> I can now only restore from backup.
> >>
> >> I can live with the first error (although I don't think that there was
> >> any reason for it being unable to extend (plenty of free space and the
> >> data file/tablespace was setup for auto-extending), but It's concerning
> >> that this has corrupted a data file.
> >>
> >> I've heard that there may be a problem with Oracle 8.0.5/NT with 4GB
> >> files and mine had just auto-extended to 4GB.
> >>
> >> Anyone any ideas ?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Alan.
> >> --
> >> Alan Black
> >>
> >
> >
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