Re: core_dump_dest = /dev/null?

From: Gilles PARC <gparc_at_online.fr>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 12:43:29 +0200
Message-Id: <10508.106790@fatcity.com>

At 05:38 25/05/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>
>> Here's an interesting thought - since Oracle very rarely wants the core
>> dump files, and since they can consume a lot of space unless you
>> routinely clean them up, is there any disadvantage to setting the
>> core_dump_dest parameter to /dev/null? Has anyone actually tried this?
>> Seems like it should work...
>

Core_dump_dest is supposed to point to a directory so /dev/null will probably not work.

HTH Gilles Parc
Email : gparc_at_mail.dotcom.fr

carpe diem !! Received on Thu May 25 2000 - 05:43:29 CDT