Jeff, I remember having a similar problem on an AIX system. I tried unlimited, put in a max #, but couldn't get the dump file above the default. I ended up changing jobs before I could track down the problem. (I'm pretty sure this was on 8.1.7). Maybe a bug??? Henry -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Thomas Jeff Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:42 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Overriding default max_dump_file_size Thanks for the reply -- but it still does not work. Only alter system set will work, something I hate to do. The script is like this (bummed from Tim Gorman/Cary M): UNDEF sid UNDEF serial ACCEPT sid NUMBER prompt 'Enter SID of process to trace: ' ACCEPT serial NUMBER prompt 'Enter Serial# of process to trace: ' EXEC sys.dbms_system.set_int_param_in_session (&&sid, &&serial, 'max_dump_file_size', 1073741824); EXEC sys.dbms_system.set_ev(&&sid, &&serial, 10046, 12, ''); SELECT RTRIM(c.value,'/') || '/' || LOWER(d.instance_name) || '_ora_' || to_char(a.spid,'fm00000000') || '.trc' "Trace File Name" FROM v$process a, v$session b, v$parameter c, v$instance d WHERE a.addr =3D b.paddr AND b.audsid =3D sys_context('userenv', 'sessionid') AND c.name =3D 'user_dump_dest'; =20 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of zhu chao Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 7:54 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Overriding default max_dump_file_size Hi, Just try to Change it to MAX_DUMP_FILE_SIZE and maybe it works. I tested it on solaris/8174. Another point, in one long running SQL, you changed the init parameter using dbms_system, it won't change. You have to wait for the session doing other SQL so that the change take effect. Regards Zhu Chao. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Thomas Jeff" <jeff.thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:22 AM Subject: Overriding default max_dump_file_size > Any ideas why the following does not work? I don't get an error=20 > message, but the trace file size will always max out at the database=20 > default of 5M. EXEC sys.dbms_system.set_int_param_in_session (&&sid,=20 > &&serial, 'max_dump_file_size', 1073741824); ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------