RE: 9ir2 Install on Linux

On a RH7.1 test box that I'd hosed, I needed to manually delete and reinstall Oracle. To do this, I needed to remove the $ORACLE_BASE/oraInventory directory (along with all the old $ORACLE_HOME dirs) as this contains all the fun stuff that the installer uses.

But one shouldn't nuke directories without knowing the ramifications... :)

Rich Jesse                           System/Database Administrator
Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com              Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Barnett [mailto:regdba_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:18 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: 9ir2 Install on Linux
>
>
> I am attempting to install 9ir2 on a Red Hat 7.2 Linux
> box. Part way through the first attempt I decided to
> changed the Oracle home value. I stopped the install,
> deleted the previous Oracle home directory tree, built
> the new directory and restarted the install.
>
> Oracle has stored the value of the old Oracle home
> somewhere. The install is now crashing because the
> old Oracle home does not exist. Any idea where it is
> store and who owns the file? I have already deleted
> the install files in /tmp. The .bash_profile has the
> correct Oracle home.
>
> =====
> Pete Barnett
> Lead Database Administrator
> The Regence Group
Received on Tue Sep 10 2002 - 11:12:52 CDT