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Thousands Of Pki_data*.tmp Files Are Created Under /tmp Directory After Reports/Forms 12c Installation (Doc ID 2470044.1)

Last updated on MAY 25, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Forms for OCI - Version 12.2.1.4.0 and later
Oracle Reports Developer - Version 12.2.1.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Thousands of pki_data*.tmp files are being created under /tmp directory after installing Oracle Reports 12.2.1.x, and it is filling up the disk space.
There are about 30 .tmp files being created every minute.

Using only the in-process reports server to run reports, and REPORTS_TMP is set to a directory path other than /tmp (E.g., /my/temp).

The .tmp files are continuously being created even though there are no reports being called.

This behavior does not reproduce with prior version of Oracle Reports 11gR2.

Changes

 This is a new installation of Reports/Forms version 12.2.1.3.

Cause

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