This will only work if the database is shutdown when you TARed it
Jerry Asher <asher.nospam_at_nospam.autobahn.org> wrote in message
news:Idkh4.162$i01.12284_at_nnrp3-w.snfc21.pbi.net...
> I am playing with Oracle and as I play, I figure I am certain to destroy
it
> once or twice.
>
> Having installed it in /orasw/... and having built a database also within
> /orasw/..., I have taken the liberty of tarring and compressing the
> installation:
>
> cd /
> tar zcvf orasw /tmp/virgin-oracle-install.tgz
>
> Presumably, when I am fed up with my latest blunder, I can remove the
/orasw
> directory and untar a new installation with a fresh database.
>
> cd /
> rm -rf orasw
> tar zcvf /tmp/virgin-oracle-install.tgz
>
> So, is there any reason to believe that this will work and do the right
> thing?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Jerry Asher
>
>
>
>
>
Received on Wed Jan 19 2000 - 08:55:04 CST
