Gene, This message will be quite common if you are using Automatic Undo Management (AUM). As additional undo segments are needed, they are created. After a period of inactivity, SMON will offline them. Do not fear, they will be onlined if needed.
I have a paper about AUM on my site at www.optimaldba.com/library.html. Regards, Daniel Fink Gene Gurevich wrote: > I have been noticing this message in the alter > logfiles > for ORacle9. Can anyone explain what it means (or > refer me to a document) please? > > thanks > > Gene > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Gene Gurevich > 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Daniel Fink 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).