ORA-48116: error enountered when attempting to create a directory [string]

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ORA-48116: error enountered when attempting to create a directory [string]

Cause: There was an error encountered when attempting to create a directory.

Action: Check the directory name.

ORA-48116 is an error encountered when attempting to create a directory within Oracle database. Oracle throws this error in an 11g environment when a user tries to create a directory but doesn’t have enough authority or permission to do so.

Error Description

When this error occurs, Oracle displays the following message: Error creating directory [string]. Some possible causes are lack of privileges on the directory or a file I/O error.

Often, this error is seen when the user has access to the DBMS_XDB package without having the CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privilege. To create an XML file, the user needs both privileges.

Common Cases

The following scenarios are some of the most common in which Oracle throws this error:

• The user does not have privileges to create a directory in the Oracle database.

• The directory or the file name is too long.

• The directory doesn’t exist in the environment.

• A file I/O error occurs while trying to create the directory.

Resolution

The following steps can help resolve the ORA-48116 error:

• Check if the user has sufficient privileges to create the directory in the oracle database. If not, the user needs to be granted the necessary privileges by their DBA or supervisor.

• Ensure that the directory name is not too long. The maximum length of a directory name is thirty characters.

• Make sure the directory exists in the environment. If it does not, the user needs to create the directory before creating a file in it.

• A file I/O error can occur if the user does not have access to the hard drive or a network drive. In such cases, the user needs to check their access permissions and ensure that they have the necessary privileges.

In conclusion, ORA-48116 is an error encountered when attempting to create a directory within Oracle database. To resolve this error, the user needs to have the required access privileges and ensure that the directory mentioned in the error exists in the environment. If the user is unable to resolve this error by themselves, they should contact their database administrator.