Why startup audit file going to $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/audit and not audit_file_dest
Oracle version 19.18.0.0
Linux 4.14.35-2047.514.5.1.2.el7uek.x86_64
Audit settings
SQL> show parameter audit
NAME TYPE VALUE
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audit_file_dest string /u01/app/oracle/admin/BFS109L/adump
audit_sys_operations boolean TRUE
audit_syslog_level string SYSLOG.INFO
audit_trail string OS
unified_audit_common_systemlog string
unified_audit_sga_queue_size integer 1048576
unified_audit_systemlog string
According to Doc ID 2584757.1
By default, the operating system files are in the $ORACLE_BASE/admin/$ORACLE_SID/adump directory
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you can change the location of this directory by setting the AUDIT_FILE_DEST initialization parameter.
But why is the startup audit file still going to