How to fix the Oracle error PRVF-05642: Unable to create the directory “{0}”?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRVF-05642: Unable to create the directory “{0}” with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRVF-05642: Unable to create the directory “{0}”

Reason for the Error PRVF-05642: Unable to create the directory “{0}”

Cause: An attempt to create the directory specified failed on local node.

How to fix the Error PRVF-05642: Unable to create the directory “{0}” ?

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

Action: Make sure that the user running CVU has read and write permissions on directory specified or specify a different work area using CV_DESTLOC environment variable where user has write permission.