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Name

DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST

Synopsis

Value: string with directory name

Default: not defined

Dynamic: ALTER SYSTEM, ALTER SESSION

Specifies the default location where datafiles, control files, and online log files will be created. The directory specified must already exist and must have sufficient permissions to allow Oracle to create files in it. New with Oracle9i.

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