Re: newbie creating new database-HELP!

From: <mweishan_at_gr.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 20:43:35 GMT
Message-ID: <7elopm$54p$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>

In article <7ebeom$291$1_at_remarQ.com>,
"vance" <cybermunk_at_netscape.net> wrote:
> i'm on linux. all environement variables are set. have my crdb.sql done
> and my init.ora and my config.ora files all written.
>
> i then log into the server manager.
>
> then i connect internal.
>
> then i try the command "startup nomount" and get the following error:
>
> ORA-00443 background process "PMON" did not start
> ORA-009922 background log directory not created properly
> Linux Error 2: no such file for directory
>
> i can see what the problem is, but any idea what file or directory is
> missing? what do i need to fix?
>

Ensure that the init.ora parameter BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST is set to a valid path.

For example: BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs

HTH, Matt Weishan
Senior Oracle Instructor
Greenbrier & Russel Inc.

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