The session is rolling back, you can't kill it.
This is why the serial# is changing. The following query can be used to track its progress. select s.osuser ,s.username ,s.sid ,r.segment_name ,t.space ,t.recursive ,t.noundo ,t.used_ublk ,t.used_urec ,t.log_io ,t.phy_io ,substr(sa.sql_text,1,200) txt from v$session s, v$transaction t, dba_rollback_segs r, v$sqlarea sa where s.taddr=t.addr and t.xidusn=r.segment_id(+) and s.sql_address=sa.address(+); Jared On Sunday 02 December 2001 22:55, Tatireddy, Shrinivas (MED, Keane) wrote: > Hi lists, > > Solaris 2.7 > oracle 8i > > I have a session "SYSTEM" doing import into a table. (logged into server > thru telnet from win 98 PC) > > Suddenly the power outage occurred to my PC. > > When I logged into the server thru telnet, I found that the session is > active. > By mistake, I killed the process at o/s level. > > For somereasons,I tried to drop the table. But I failed to do it, as it > is locked by import process. > > I tried to kill the user "SYSTEM". But the oracle is giving error that > there is not user with such sid and serial number. > > The serial# number is often getting changed when I query from v$session. > > Is there a way to kill this user, without shutting down the database. > > And why different serial# number each time, I query v$SESSION.? > > Any clues? > > Thnx and Regards, > > Srinivas -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still 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).