Yes. All the "DUMP_DEST" parameters are still there, they just point to the new DIAG_DEST. ----------------------- Ric Van Dyke Hotsos Enterprises ----------------------- Hotsos Symposium March 7 - 11, 2010 I was there, were you? ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bobak, Mark Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 7:45 PM To: robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx Cc: norman.dunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; madhusreeram@xxxxxxxxx; wellmetus@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: location of text control file if not found in user_dump_dest? Actually, shouldn't user dump dest point to a directory under diag dest, by default? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 19, 2010, at 19:02, "Robert Freeman" <robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Version of the DB? If it's 11g then you need to look in the trace directory in the DIAG_DEST directory structure for your database. USER_DUMP_DEST, etc no longer work in 11g by default. RF Robert G. Freeman Master Principle Consultant, Oracle Corporation Oracle ACE Author: Oracle Database 11g RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press) - ON ITS WAY SOON! OCP: Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Professional Study Guide (Sybex) Oracle Database 11g New Features (Oracle Press) Oracle Database 10g New Features (Oracle Press) Other various titles Blog: <http://robertgfreeman.blogspot.com> http://robertgfreeman.blogspot.com ________________________________ From: "Dunbar, Norman" <norman.dunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: madhusreeram@xxxxxxxxx; <mailto:wellmetus@xxxxxxxxx> wellmetus@xxxxxxxxx Cc: <mailto:oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 3:12:38 AM Subject: RE: location of text control file if not found in user_dump_dest? Morning, >> SQL> show parameter user_dump_dest >> /qadon/oradata/qadon/udump Does the oracle user on the server have permissions to write to the above location? I have had occasions where oracle couldn't even write to the bdump because the Unix guys hadn't set up the server permissions correctly! Cheers, Norm. Norman Dunbar Contract Senior Oracle DBA CIS Engineering Services Internal : 7 28 2051 External : 0113 231 2051 Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at <http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk> www.environment-agency.gov.uk Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the Environment Agency at <http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk> www.environment-agency.gov.uk -- <//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l> //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l