The creation of the new tablespace (using a tempfile) will be virtually instantaneous - so what will matter is the time to drop the original one. You could probably get away with drop-then-create, but your latter option is probably the safest.
hth connor --- David Wagoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the best way to convert a dictionary-managed > TEMP tablespace to > locally managed? > > Here's my situation, I created an 8.1.7 database > with all dictionary-managed > tablespaces. Then, I converted all tablespaces to > locally managed, except > SYSTEM and TEMP. The conversion packaged refused to > convert TEMP to LMT so > it seems that I must drop the TEMP tablespace and > re-create it as LMT. My > question is, do I need to create an intermediate, > like TEMP2, and point > everything to it while I'm dropping and re-creating > TEMP? > > Thanks for your advice, > > > david > > David B. Wagoner > Database Administrator > Arsenal Digital Solutions Worldwide Inc. > 4815 Emperor Blvd., Suite 110 > Durham, NC 27703 > Tel. (919) 941-4645 > Fax (919) 474-0735 > Email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web <http://www.arsenaldigital.com/> > http://www.arsenaldigital.com/ > > > *** NOTICE *** > This e-mail message is confidential, intended only > for the named > recipient(s) above and may contain information that > is privileged, work > product or exempt from disclosure under applicable > law. If you have > received this message in error, or are not the named > recipient(s), please > immediately notify the sender at (919) 941-4645 and > delete this e-mail > message from your computer. Thank you. > > ===== Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
