couple of things to check before you do anything with this file:
first, select from dba_data_files to see if Oracle thinks the file is in the
database.
second, at the OS level (this is Unix, yes?) go to that directory and do an
fuser on that file. If no processes show up, the file is not being accessed.
I *think* that Oracle creates the physical file before attempting to add it
to the database and that's why you see the file there. If you can determine
that it's not being used, you can just add it with the reuse clause.
>From: "Miller, Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: File created by failed Add Datafile command
>Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 06:15:25 -0800
>
>Yesterday I went to add a new datafile and the command failed because I
>already had datafiles = db_files value. No problem, I increased the
>parameter and waited until this morning since this database is shut down
>every night.
>I ran the command this morning and discovered that the file was in in fact
>created on the OS even though it didn't appear in dba_data_files. The time
>stamp on the file was the time I created it yesterday (all other files have
>a timestamp of this morning).
>I assume I can just either delete this file and reissue the command or
>issue
>the command with the REUSE option? I was about to do that and decided to
>double check with the experts :) since I've never encountered the specific
>situation before and I still have a week before I really have to worry
>about
>space on this tablespace.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Jay Miller
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