SQL> show parameter dump
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
background_core_dump string partial
background_dump_dest string /oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/trace
core_dump_dest string /oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/cdump
max_dump_file_size string unlimited
shadow_core_dump string partial
user_dump_dest string /oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/trace
SQL> create directory alert as'/oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/trace';
SQL> grant read,write on directory alert to public;
Grant succeeded.
SQL> desc dba_directories
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------------------
OWNER NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
DIRECTORY_NAME NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
DIRECTORY_PATH VARCHAR2(4000)
SQL> col OWNER for a30
SQL> col DIRECTORY_NAME for a30
SQL> col DIRECTORY_PATH for a100
SQL> select * from dba_directories where DIRECTORY_NAME='ALERT';
OWNER DIRECTORY_NAME DIRECTORY_PATH
SYS ALERT /oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/trace
SQL> !
[oracle@linux01 ~]$ cd /oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/trace
[oracle@linux01 trace]$ ls
alert_orcldb1.log orcldb1_gen0_4646.trc orcldb1_lms0_4701.trm orcldb1_p000_4882.trc orcldb1_rsmn_4802.trm
orcldb1_asmb_4737.trc orcldb1_gen0_4646.trm orcldb1_lms1_4666.trc orcldb1_p000_4882.trm orcldb1_vkrm_10819.trc
orcldb1_asmb_4737.trm orcldb1_j000_22025.trc orcldb1_lms1_4666.trm orcldb1_p001_4884.trc orcldb1_vkrm_10819.trm
orcldb1_cjq0_4949.trc orcldb1_j000_22025.trm orcldb1_lms1_4705.trc orcldb1_p001_4884.trm orcldb1_vkrm_18720.trc
orcldb1_cjq0_4949.trm orcldb1_j005_4968.trc orcldb1_lms1_4705.trm orcldb1_p002_4886.trc orcldb1_vkrm_18720.trm
orcldb1_dbrm_4650.trc orcldb1_j005_4968.trm orcldb1_mark_4747.trc orcldb1_p002_4886.trm orcldb1_vkrm_18893.trc
orcldb1_dbrm_4650.trm orcldb1_lck0_4787.trc orcldb1_mark_4747.trm orcldb1_ping_4685.trc orcldb1_vkrm_18893.trm
orcldb1_dbrm_4683.trc orcldb1_lck0_4787.trm orcldb1_mman_4715.trc orcldb1_ping_4685.trm orcldb1_vktm_4675.trc
orcldb1_dbrm_4683.trm orcldb1_lmd0_4695.trc orcldb1_mman_4715.trm orcldb1_q001_4912.trc orcldb1_vktm_4675.trm
orcldb1_dbw0_4717.trc orcldb1_lmd0_4695.trm orcldb1_mmon_4690.trc orcldb1_q001_4912.trm orcldb1_w000_17178.trc
orcldb1_dbw0_4717.trm orcldb1_lmhb_4711.trc orcldb1_mmon_4690.trm orcldb1_qmnc_4908.trc orcldb1_w000_17178.trm
orcldb1_dia0_4691_base_1.trc orcldb1_lmhb_4711.trm orcldb1_mmon_4739.trc orcldb1_qmnc_4908.trm orcldb1_w001_20637.trc
orcldb1_dia0_4691_base_1.trm orcldb1_lmon_4693.trc orcldb1_mmon_4739.trm orcldb1_rcbg_4906.trc orcldb1_w001_20637.trm
orcldb1_dia0_4691.trc orcldb1_lmon_4693.trm orcldb1_ora_4610.trc orcldb1_rcbg_4906.trm
orcldb1_dia0_4691.trm orcldb1_lms0_4662.trc orcldb1_ora_4610.trm orcldb1_rms0_4709.trc
orcldb1_diag_4681.trc orcldb1_lms0_4662.trm orcldb1_ora_4804.trc orcldb1_rms0_4709.trm
orcldb1_diag_4681.trm orcldb1_lms0_4701.trc orcldb1_ora_4804.trm orcldb1_rsmn_4802.trc
[oracle@linux01 trace]$ exit
SQL> create table db_alert
2 (log varchar2(4000))
3 organization external
4 (type oracle_loader
5 default directory alert
6 access parameters
7 (records delimited by newline
8 nobadfile
9 nodiscardfile
10 nologfile
11 )
12 location ('alert_orcldb1.log'))
13 reject limit unlimited;
Table created.
SQL> select * from db_alert where log like '%ORA-%';
LOG
ORA-1109 signalled during: ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL...
ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 1 of thread 1
ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 1 of thread 1
ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 1 of thread 1
ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 2 of thread 1
ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 2 of thread 1
ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 2 of thread 1
Non critical error ORA-48113 caught while writing to trace file "/oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/trace/orcldb1_dbrm_7968.trc"
Non critical error ORA-48181 caught while writing to trace file "/oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orcldb1/trace/orcldb1_ora_32461.trc"
Non critical error ORA-48181 caught while writing to trace file "/oracle/oracle/diag/rdbms/orcldb/orclMon Mar 21 21:59:57 2016
10 rows selected.