Re: strange trace files appearing when logging in.

EPC is the new Oracle*Trace (well, new in Oracle7) facility -- in Oracle7 for some reason it is turned *on* by default. In many cases it does something annoying, like keeping adding data to some binary dump file that gets bigger and bigger (which I've seen) and I suspect it is what causing your problem (which I have not seen). In any event, to turn if off, you need to set a env variable before starting the instance (that is, the environment in which you run svrmgrl must have this env var set). I *think* 'export EPC_DISABLE=true' is the name of env var -- but I am not so sure. Ask Oracle support or look it up in Metalink (oracle's web tech support db).

Pei
Oracle DBA Consultant

Bengt Heder wrote in message <36f8ba5f.93775425_at_news.online.no>...
>I have a 7.3.4 oracle base on a AIX 4.3.2. system and I have lately
>oncountered a problem. This happened after I exported the database,
>upgraded from 7.3.3 to 7.3.4, upgraded the aix from 4.2 to 4.3.2 and
>imported the database again.
>
>
>I get some strange trace files (dump files) in my udump directory
>everytime somebody logs into the database.
>
>The trace files are called: "ora_38254_xalora.trc" with higher and
>higher numbers.
>
>The trace files consist of this:
>
>Dump file /local/app/oracle/admin/xalora/udump/ora_38254_xalora.trc
>Oracle7 Server Release 7.3.4.3.0 - Production
>
>PL/SQL Release 2.3.4.3.0 - Production
>ORACLE_HOME = /local/app/oracle/product/7.3.4
>System name: AIX
>Node name: hhoracle
>Release: 3
>Version: 4
>Machine: 004216794C00
>Instance name: xalora
>Redo thread mounted by this instance: 1
>Oracle process number: 103
>Unix process pid: 38254, image:
>
>*** SESSION ID:(16.39131) 1999.03.24.10.55.39.000
>kvotenlg: epc_collect failed. EPC error: 67.
> CDF: /local/app/oracle/product/7.3.4/rdbms/log/oracle7
> FDF: /local/app/oracle/product/7.3.4/rdbms/admin/oracle7.fdf
>
>Can anyone tell me what the problem is? (and hopefully how I can solve
>it?)
>
>Bengt
>
>
Received on Thu Mar 25 1999 - 10:07:25 CST