Oracle Error ORA-09922: Can’t spawn process – background log directory not created properly

Oracle Error Message

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

Reason for the Error

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

Solution

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.