> This week it began to hang and I can't figure out why. The first thing I would check are locks. The statement is trying to update a table. Try something like the following while the statement appears to be hung. These are two different ways (and certainly not the only ways) of checking for lockers and waiters.
------------------------ SELECT substr(s1.username,1,12) "WAITING User", substr(s1.osuser,1,8) "OS User", substr(to_char(w.session_id),1,5) "Sid", P1.spid "PID", substr(s2.username,1,12) "HOLDING User", substr(s2.osuser,1,8) "OS User", substr(to_char(h.session_id),1,5) "Sid", P2.spid "PID" FROM sys.v_$process P1, sys.v_$process P2, sys.v_$session S1, sys.v_$session S2, sys.dba_lock w, sys.dba_lock h WHERE h.mode_held = 'None' AND h.mode_held = 'Null' AND w.mode_requested != 'None' AND w.lock_type (+) = h.lock_type AND w.lock_id1 (+) = h.lock_id1 AND w.lock_id2 (+) = h.lock_id2 AND w.session_id = S1.sid (+) AND h.session_id = S2.sid (+) AND S1.paddr = P1.addr (+) AND S2.paddr = P2.addr (+) / ------------------------- set lines 150 set pages 600 col mode_held for a12 col mode_requested for a12 select /*+ all_rows */ a.osuser waiter, nvl(b.osuser,'NOBODY') blocker, w.lock_type, h.mode_held, w.mode_requested -- w.lock_id1, w.lock_id2 from dba_locks w, dba_locks h, v$session a, v$session b where h.blocking_others = 'Blocking' and h.mode_held != 'None' and h.mode_held != 'Null' and w.mode_requested != 'None' and w.lock_type = h.lock_type and w.lock_id1 = h.lock_id1 and w.lock_id2 = h.lock_id2 and w.session_id in (select sid from v$session where last_call_et > 100 and sid > 10 and osuser is not null) and w.session_id = a.sid and h.session_id = b.sid; ---------------------------------- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).