got this off the web: http://www.remote-dba.net/oracle_10g_tuning/t_tuning_table_freelists.htm
version 10.2
here is my test case
create table x(y varchar2(10), xx int);
Table created.
alter table x freeists 5;
alter table x freeists 5
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01735: invalid ALTER TABLE option