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Temporary Segments In Permanent Tablespaces Aren't Cleaned For A Long Time (Doc ID 1271120.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 06, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Querying DBA_Segments shows a number of temporary segments in permanent tablespaces that aren't being cleaned up for a long time.


Bouncing the database does not clean up these segments.

Cause

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