This is probably old hat for you, but given it's Unix (Sun) and it's a client process, wouldn't you be able to use ulimit to stop memory allocation growing past a certain size? The other thing I'd try is to limit memory through the resource control in Oracle. But that is highly version dependent and I'm not sure which version you running.
Cheers Nuno Souto [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 5:39 AM > it filled up the pga and then used 'swap' space on the hard drive. this filled up. > > didnt realize this was a feature. yeah, I know i can 'tell' them to do it. I was > hoping to disallow it though. > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Nuno Souto 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).
