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What is SYSTEM tablespace and when is it Created?

Every ORACLE database contains a tablespace named SYSTEM, which is automatically created when the database is created. The SYSTEM tablespace always contains the data dictionary tables for the entire database.




  
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Hello

As far as i know, a system tablespace is the only tablespace which is created automatically, when the oracle DB is installed, no matter what the DB will contain atleast one tablespace and that  is the system tablespace. Do let me know if u have any other answers.

Praveen.R



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September 14, 2006 20:29:30   #1  
Praveen        

RE: What is SYSTEM tablespace and when is it Cr...

Hello

As far as i know a system tablespace is the only tablespace which is created automatically when the oracle DB is installed no matter what the DB will contain atleast one tablespace and that is the system tablespace. Do let me know if u have any other answers.

Praveen.R


 
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September 20, 2007 00:49:03   #2  
Mohammed Abdul Afroze        

RE: What is SYSTEM tablespace and when is it Cr...
Every Oracle Database contains a tablespace called system tablespace.This tablespace gets created at the time of database creation and it holds data dictionary information for the entire database.
 
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