Re: core_dump_dest = /dev/null?

From: Heidi E. Schmidt <heidi_at_cybercom.net>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 08:21:46 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <10508.106653@fatcity.com>

> 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...

Well, /dev/null isn't exactly the garbage bin of the universe. It is more like a buffer.

You can put alot into it, but it can play havoc on your system. Especially is there is are occuring error that streams constantly to the buffer. It can cause your machine to hang or reboot.

My advice is that you can use it for small things but avoid dumping large amounts of data to /dev/null

Heidi Received on Thu May 25 2000 - 07:21:46 CDT