>From 1st hand experience, folks need to be warned that the last time I did this during normal working hours on an index on a production table, the order entry department could no longer commit new orders. They were "hung" until the index rebuild completed. So use with caution.
Deepak Thapliyal wrote: > Jacques > > i think oracle puts exclusive locks on the table on > which you are trying to create an index. that reason > should be good enough to use the "rebuild online" > option instead of create/drop especially for systems > that require to be available all the time > > Deepak > > --- Jacques Kilchoer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > What are the advantages/disadvantages to doing a > > alter index rebuild > > > (Oracle 8.0.X) versus dropping and recreating the > > index. > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Charlie Mengler 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).
