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SQL0289N during a table reorg. DB2 reorg does not use the temporary tablespace specified in USE option of the REORG command.

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Question

In a specific scenario, users have received error SQL0289N when performing a reorg on a table. The temporary tablespace name in the error message, as well as in the db2diag.log, was found to be different than the tablespace specified in the USE option of the REORG command. This document explains the reason behind such behavior.

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Document Information

More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Software version:
8

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Document number:
89147

Modified date:
30 April 2025

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swg21254747

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