Re: process.dat goes larger and larger.

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 17:29:45 +0200
Message-ID: <928682897.22348.0.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>

Process.dat is the output of the Oracle Trace facility. You can disable it by setting epc_enable = false in init<sid>.ora, or export EPC_ENABLE = FALSE in your oracle .profile, if you are running Unix. As you don't specify version and platform I can't provide more specific directions.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Joe wrote in message <375A791D.D26B79AE_at_netvigator.com>...
>I've found that the file process.dat in $ORACLE_HOME/otrace/admin
>got larger and larger and finally caused the filesystem filled up.
>Then I shutdown the OracleDB but the file is still there.
>
>I want to know
>1) What does the process.dat file use for?
>2) Why does it grow without bound?
>3) If I delete it when the database is down and then
> start DB again, will there be any loss in DB (data and integrity)?
> (In fact, I cannot shutdown DB when filesystem, which
> contains $ORACLE_HOME, is full.). Or how can I remove it?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Joe
>joetin_at_netvigator.com
>
Received on Sun Jun 06 1999 - 10:29:45 CDT