Re: Huge size of c:\sqlnet2.log

On 28 Dec 2004 02:24:09 -0800, edugimeno_at_hotmail.com (Eduardo Gimeno) wrote:

>Hello.
>
>We have Oracle8 installed on several servers around the country, and
>in some of them we have a "disk full" error because of a file called
>"sqlnet2.log" whose size is increasing quickly. We cannot delete the
>file, even shutting down all oracle services.
>
>Is the log associated to some subprocess of Oracle? May it be some
>virus?
>
>We cannot switch to safe-mode boot because we only have remote access
>control via dame-ware.
>
>Any help?
>
>Thanks!
>Eduardo.

sqlnet.log typically logs any error occurring at the server side. Rather than just throwing away the file, you should open it and investigate the errors and address them. I can not imagine the file still being open when all services have been shut down.
Could it be you are running the desupported Oracle 8 on a Wintel O/S for which Oracle 8 was never certified?

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA