Unable to install Oracle APEX ..getting below error with SYS user

@apex_epg_config

SQL> @apex_epg_config.sql \DevSuiteHome_2

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

. Loading images directory: \DevSuiteHome_2/apex/images

Directory created.

declare

*

ERROR at line 1:

ORA-22288: file or LOB operation FILEOPEN failed

No such file or directory

ORA-06512: at "SYS.XMLTYPE", line 296

ORA-06512: at line 16

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

declare

*

ERROR at line 1:

ORA-31001: Invalid resource handle or path name "/images"

ORA-06512: at "XDB.DBMS_XDB", line 473

ORA-06512: at line 58

Commit complete.

Directory dropped.

timing for: Load Images

Elapsed: 00:00:11.53