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Much faster:
SQL> select file_name from dba_data_files where tablespace_name = 'SYSTEM';
SQL> !rm file_name
POOF!! User gone. Very fast.
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Personnaly, I like to write a short script to generate the
> SQL to drop all
> the users tables with the 'cascade constraints' option.
>
> I then do a 'drop user cascade;'
>
> If there are a lot of tables/indexes, the recursive SQL can
> take awhile,
> assuming a fair number of extents per object.
>
> Then again, if you're using LMTs, then the recursive SQL
> shouldn't be too
> bad.
>
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