Ok Sreddy I'm rilling now the import is goin on right now as I right this email. I'm getting a lot of error messages take a look at the messages and tell me if I should stop it and start over with a 8.1.6 dump file that I just recieved or is this something unrelated to oracle versions take a look..

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Connected to: Personal Oracle8i Release 8.1.6.0.0 - Production
With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 8.1.6.0.0 - Production

Export file created by EXPORT:V07.03.04 via conventional path
IMP-00017: following statement failed with ORACLE error 1119:
"CREATE TABLESPACE "AUAFINDATA" DATAFILE '/data1/oradata/AUAFIN/AUAFINdat1."
"dbf' SIZE 1258291200 DEFAULT STORAGE (INITIAL 40960 NEXT 40960 MINEXT"
"ENTS 1 MAXEXTENTS 505 PCTINCREASE 50) ONLINE PERMANENT"
IMP-00003: ORACLE error 1119 encountered
ORA-01119: error in creating database file '/data1/oradata/AUAFIN/AUAFINdat1.dbf'
ORA-27040: skgfrcre: create error, unable to create file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 3) The system cannot find the path specified.
IMP-00017: following statement failed with ORACLE error 1119:
"CREATE TABLESPACE "SQLIDX" DATAFILE '/data1/oradata/AUAFIN/AUAFINidx1.dbf'"
" SIZE 943718400 DEFAULT STORAGE (INITIAL 40960 NEXT 40960 MINEXTENTS "
"1 MAXEXTENTS 505 PCTINCREASE 50) ONLINE PERMANENT"
IMP-00003: ORACLE error 1119 encountered
ORA-01119: error in creating database file '/data1/oradata/AUAFIN/AUAFINidx1.dbf'
ORA-27040: skgfrcre: create error, unable to create file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 3) The system cannot find the path specified.
IMP-00017: following statement failed with ORACLE error 1119:
"CREATE TABLESPACE "ROLLBACK" DATAFILE '/data1/oradata/AUAFIN/AUAFINrbs1.db"
"f' SIZE 419430400 DEFAULT STORAGE (INITIAL 40960 NEXT 40960 MINEXTENT"
"S 1 MAXEXTENTS 505 PCTINCREASE 50) ONLINE PERMANENT"
IMP-00003: ORACLE error 1119 encountered
ORA-01119: error in creating database file '/data1/oradata/AUAFIN/AUAFINrbs1.dbf'
ORA-27040: skgfrcre: create error, unable to create file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 3) The system cannot find the path specified.
IMP-00017: following statement failed with ORACLE error 1119:
"CREATE TABLESPACE "TEMPDB" DATAFILE '/data1/oradata/AUAFIN/AUAFINtmp1.dbf'"
" SIZE 335544320 DEFAULT STORAGE (INITIAL 40960 NEXT 40960 MINEXTENTS "
"1 MAXEXTENTS 505 PCTINCREASE 50) ONLINE TEMPORARY"

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This bottom piece looks like it's having problems granting rights to the users

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IMP-00003: ORACLE error 1917 encountered
ORA-01917: user or role 'LASHLEY' does not exist
IMP-00017: following statement failed with ORACLE error 1917:
"GRANT SELECT ON "GLBUDGETACCTS" TO "LASHLEY""
IMP-00003: ORACLE error 1917 encountered
ORA-01917: user or role 'LASHLEY' does not exist
IMP-00017: following statement failed with ORACLE error 1917:
"GRANT UPDATE ON "GLBUDGETACCTS" TO "LASHLEY""
IMP-00003: ORACLE error 1917 encountered
ORA-01917: user or role 'LASHLEY' does not exist
IMP-00017: following statement failed with ORACLE error 1917:
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it's doing that for everyone in the database