Oracle Network Products Troubleshooting Guide
TNSPING Utility Trace Parameter Descriptions
TNSPING.TRACE_
LEVEL
This parameter determines the level of trace detail produced for the TNSPING utility. Setting the trace level to OFF disables trace. Trace should be OFF except for short diagnostic sessions.
Configuration file: SQLNET.ORA
Default value: OFF
OK to change? yes
Range of values: [OFF | USER | ADMIN]
| OFF = No user-specified tracing. This value can be used to disable trace. | |
| USER = End-user level: Trace to provide additional information to identify user-induced error conditions such as: | |
- server installation errors
- runtime show-stopper errors (for example, protocol stack not loaded)
| ADMIN = Administrator level: Trace to identify installation-specific problems, for substantiation of "finger pointing" in case of third-party stacks, and for the following situations: | |
- site configuration-specific failures
(for example, lookup files)
- configuration inconsistencies
- server installation errors
- errors in interaction with third-party software
TNSPING.TRACE_
DIRECTORY
This parameter is used to override the placement of the trace output file for the TNSPING utility. The default location is specific to each operating system. See the Oracle platform-specific documentation for details.
Configuration file: SQLNET.ORA
Default value: See your Oracle platform-specific
documentation.
OK to change? yes
Range of values: valid directory
Example: .
TNSPING.TRACE_LEVEL = ADMIN
TNSPING.TRACE_DIRECTORY = /usr/bin