Re: ??? Linux/Oracle 8.1.7 2GB file size limit ???

We have been hit by a bug in autoextend that corrupted a database (8.1.6) on NT.
It seems that the bug was exported to Linux as well.

We now use all datafiles with autoextend up to 1900 MB. We also define a second datafile with 200MB initial and autoextend to 1900 MB.
Whenever the last datafile starts to grow we define a new one with 200MB etc.

Seems to work so far.

Yechiel Adar
Mehish
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> I've just been informed that there is a 2GB datafile size limit with
Oracle 8.1.7 on Linux... PERIOD. This despite the fact that we've had files in excess of this for some time and they work just fine. The problem occurs when the autoextend "feature" reaches the 2GB threshhold. Of course, Oracle didn't tell me this until after about 4 days of back and forth testing for them. (There is no such O/S file size limit.) I've reviewed the Linux release notes, the Linux install guide, the Linux admin guide and the contents of $ORACLE_HOME/relnotes and I don't find any such limitation in the documentation. Did I miss it? Can anyone find any such published limitation in the docs? Is this a secret?
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> Peeved at Oracle... AGAIN,
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