If this is unix, type oracle at the command line. It will through an ORA-00600 in the alert log of the database identified by $ORACLE_SID.
I learned this one the hard way...after a series of panicked calls to Oracle support when I was a Jr. DBA (e.g. last week ;) Dan -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:52 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L We are trying to test out monitoring software (on a test database at 8.1.6.3). We have been able to generate most of the errors that we want to monitor for, but have been unable to generate an ORA-600. Does anyone have a way of doing this? TIA. Terry Ball, DBA Birch Telecom Work: 816-300-1335 FAX: 816-300-1800 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ball, Terry INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Fink, Dan INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).