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Kelly Young wrote:
>
> When a general user performs an sql trace, the trace files are created
> with the ownership of the oracle account. For example:
>
> -rw-rw---- 1 oracle dba 2197 Dec 12 16:07 ora_13342.trc
>
> With the above ownership and protection, it is not possible for the
> person who created the trace file to access it. Is there a way to
> specify a default file protection for trace files so that "others"
> can read it?
> For example:
>
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 oracle dba 2197 Dec 12 16:07 ora_13342.trc
>
> Oracle support suggested using the initialization parameter:
> TRACE_FILE_PUBLIC = TRUE. However, our release of Oracle (7.1.3) does
> not recognize that parameter. Also, umask has no effect. Any other
> ideas? We are running on DEC Alpha Unix.
That's because the init.ora parameter is _TRACE_FILE_PUBLIC, not
TRACE_FILE_PUBLIC.
-- Rich Woods Technical Field Support Specialist, Oracle Corporation, USA The above statements and opinions are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.Received on Tue Dec 17 1996 - 00:00:00 CST
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