When pfile is used to start an oracle instance, startup fails --- the db_recovery_file_dest parameter value does not exist on the OS ., Oraclepfile

When pfile is used to start an oracle instance, startup fails --- the db_recovery_file_dest parameter value does not exist on the OS ., Oraclepfile
[Oracle @ vm22 ~] $ Export ORACLE_SID = orcl
[Oracle @ vm22 ~] $ Sqlplus/as sysdba

SQL * Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0-Production on Mon Nov 10 23:04:36 2014

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Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup nomount pfile = '/home/oracle/pfile_hou ';
ORA-01261: Parameter db_recovery_file_dest destination string cannot be translated
ORA-01262: Stat failed on a file destination directory
Linux Error: 2: No such file or directory
SQL>


During nomount, necessary parameter checks are performed. If the check fails, nomount fails.
If the check fails, the error information will only be output in sqlplus and will not be output in alert.


*. Db_recovery_file_dest = '/home/oracle/flash'

Does not exist on OS.