ORA-09922: Can't spawn process - background log directory not created properly

ORA-09922: Can't spawn process - background log directory not created properly


Cause:


ORACLE was unable to spawn a background process because the directory that will hold trace files of the background processes was not created properly.



Action:


Examine the directory pointed to by the initialization parameter "background_dump_dest". Make sure that all of the following is true:
1. The directory exists.
2. The name indeed points to a directory, and is not a file.
3. The directory is accessible and writable to the ORACLE user.