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Network socket files are leaked when extproc session times out after upgrade to 12.1 (Doc ID 2173452.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 02, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
All Platforms

Symptoms

Max "inodes" was hit in /var/tmp/.oracle (network socket files) after upgrading from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2.


A file is created for every external procedure extproc session that times out and these socket files are not cleaned up in 12.1.0.2 in a standalone DB non-Grid environment.

The large number of files caused a production outage when maximum inodes was hit.

Changes

 

Cause

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