ls -la /u01/app/grid/diag/crs/VMXXX/crs/trace
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 18767579 Feb 4 11:16 large_file.trc
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 3550047 Feb 4 11:16 large_file.trm
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 11 Feb 4 11:33 small_file.trc
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 11 Feb 4 11:33 small_file.trm
adrci> show base
ADR base is "/u01/app/grid"
adrci> show homes
ADR Homes:
diag/crs/VMXXX/crs
adrci> select * from adr_control_aux;
ADR Home = /u01/app/grid/diag/crs/VMXXX/crs:
*************************************************************************
SIZEP_POLICY PURGE_PERIOD FLAGS PURGE_THRESHOLD
-------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
1000000000 0 0 95
1 row fetched
adrci> show control
ADR Home = /u01/app/grid/diag/crs/VMXXX/crs:
*************************************************************************
ADRID SHORTP_POLICY LONGP_POLICY
-------------------- -------------------- --------------------
3746628497 168 168
adrci> purge -age 0
ls -la /u01/app/grid/diag/crs/VMXXX/crs/trace
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 18767579 Feb 4 11:16 large_file.trc
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 3550047 Feb 4 11:16 large_file.trm
adrci> purge -size 10000000000
ls -la /u01/app/grid/diag/crs/VMXXX/crs/trace
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 18767579 Feb 4 11:16 large_file.trc
-rw-rw---- 1 oracle oracle 3550047 Feb 4 11:16 large_file.trm
No matter how I tried the large trace files can not be removed. Does someone know the reason ?