Sinardy: Answers inline: > > 1. To set multiple events in init.ora which method to use? (choose at > least one, A, B, C) > > (A) adjecent format > > EVENT="12345 trace name context forever, level 10" > EVENT="67890 trace name context forever, level 10" > > (B) EVENT="12345 trace name context forever, level 10: 67890 > trace name context forever, level 10" Both are valid. The other option is to set them at session/system level using ALTER SESSION/SYSTEM command. > 2. What are diferrences between using keyword "context forever" and > "errorstack" CONTEXT FOREVER is used in trace events, ERRORSTACK is used to dump the error stack during that error condition. There are 4 types of events namely immediate, trace,dump and change behavior events. > 3. How many types of tracing (how Oracle group these tracing, I mean > when to use errorstack and when to use context forever)? 4 Types of events. Check oraus.msg file some event numbers and brief definitions. > =============================================== > > 4. Can you recommend soft link or metalink note regarding this or > perhaps I am over look the Oracle Doc? Not aware of any soft links. If you have the Oracle Wait Interface book, you can look the Appendix A for detailed discussions on diagnostic events. ===== Have a nice day !! ------------------------------------------------------------ Best Regards, K Gopalakrishnan, Co-Author: Oracle Wait Interface: Oracle Press 2004. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/007222729X/ _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush --- To unsubscribe - mailto:oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&subject=unsubscribe To read recent messages - //freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/09-2004