Hi,

I'm using Oracle 9.2.0 on Win2K

When I issue 'select * from x$ktuxe where ktuxecfl = 'DEAD';'

I get 10 DEAD processes listed.

The database will shutdown immediate and startup open okay, so all transactions will have been cleaned up.

Questions.........

What are these dead processes
Why does SMON not clean them up on shutdown
How do I get rid of them.

Thanks in advance.