o To use the RMU Analyze Cardinality command for a database, you must have the RMU$ANALYZE privilege in the root file ACL for the database or the OpenVMS SYSPRV or BYPASS privilege. o You must have the SQL ALTER privilege for the database to update a read-only RDB$SYSTEM storage area. o If you specify a name for the table-or-index-name parameter that is both an index name and a table name, the RMU Analyze Cardinality command performs the requested operation for both the table and index. o Although you can alter the cardinality of a unique index using the RMU Analyze Cardinality command, it has no effect. (A unique index has only unique keys and does not have any duplicate keys.) Because the cardinality of a unique index and the table it indexes are the same, Oracle Rdb uses the table cardinality value when performing operations that involve the cardinality of a unique index. Oracle Rdb does not use the cardinality value stored for a unique index, nor does it attempt to update this value as rows are stored or deleted. o When the RMU Analyze Cardinality command is issued for a closed database, the command executes without other users being able to attach to the database.