Re: Linux 8.1.5.0.1/2 patch failed!

bsenseman_at_my-deja.com writes:

> I installed Oracle 8i on a RedHat 6.1 system (which went remarkedly well
> ONCE I had the right JRE). I then downloaded and applied the newest
> patch (8.1.5.0.1 & .2 inclusive). Once completed I tried to log into
> svrmgrl to get this:
>
> ORA-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
>
> Further exploration of the log files (81501.log) found this:
>
> - Linking Oracle
> gcc ....
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot open -lordsdo8: No such file or directory
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> gmake: ***
> [/usr/local/oracle/8i/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.5/rdbms/lib/oracle]
> Error 1
>
> And I can't find ordsdo8 file ANYWHERE(drives, CD, patch), then again I
> can't find _most_ of the identified librarys for the link....
>
> What did I do wrong, and how do I fix it?

If I remember correctly, you need to re-link oracle after installing it. There is an article on how to install 8i under Linux on technet.oracle.com. If you forget to do this, then you'll see this behavior.

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