How to fix the Oracle error ORA-12159: TNS:trace file not writeable?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-12159: TNS:trace file not writeable with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-12159: TNS:trace file not writeable

Reason for the Error ORA-12159: TNS:trace file not writeable

The trace file to be generated is not writeable by this user.

How to fix the Error ORA-12159: TNS:trace file not writeable ?

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

If the user does not have write permissions in the directory to which the trace file will be written, contact an administrator to get the proper permissions or set the TRACE_DIRECTORY_CLIENT parameter in the net profile (SQLNET.ORA file) to a directory the user can write to.