How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01308: initialization parameter utl_file_dir is not set?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01308: initialization parameter utl_file_dir is not set with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01308: initialization parameter utl_file_dir is not set

Reason for the Error ORA-01308: initialization parameter utl_file_dir is not set

utl_file_dir is not set in the initialization file.

How to fix the Error ORA-01308: initialization parameter utl_file_dir is not set ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Set utl_file_dir to the appropriate directory.