RHEL has automatic tmp file cleanup mechanism ( RHEL 5-6 -> /etc/cron.daily/tmpwatch / RHEL 7 -> tmpfiles.d ) Oracle RAC creates socket files under /tmp/.oracle and /var/tmp/.oracle If RHEL tmp file cleanup cleans RAC needed files, RAC crashes. Therefore, solution is excluding these folders from cleanup. RHEL-7 solution is below [server1]/#tail -2 /etc/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf x /tmp/.oracle/ x /var/tmp/.oracle/ [server1]/usr/lib#