Re: 9iR2 on SuSE - where is oratab?

From: steve <me_at_me.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 5:31:53 +0800
Message-ID: <0001HW.BB8C50C90003B3D5F0284600@news.newsguy.com>

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:24:11 +0800, Glen A Stromquist wrote (in message <vEG8b.1818$Cu3.444_at_edtnps84>):

> Zafer AKTAN wrote:
>> Glen A Stromquist wrote:
>> 

>>> After some minor hair-pulling I've managed to get the 9i software
>>> installed on SuSE 7.3 pro, despite mysteriously losing the
>>> functionality of "su" somehow near the end of the install.(I had to
>>> log out and back in as root to run the root.sh script then do a manual
>>> "relink all") But I'm missing the oratab file, I found this out when
>>> after using dbca to create some basic create scripts it goes ahead and
>>> tries to create the database anyway.
>>>
>>> Thinking back thru the install I *think* that I may have accidentally
>>> ran the root.sh script rather than the orainstRoot.sh script when
>>> prompted to. I think that this would also explain why the universal
>>> installer does not see anything installed when I get it to check for
>>> installed products (I was going to blow it all away and redo from
>>> scratch, *taking notes this time*)
>>>
>>> I cant find the orainstRoot.sh file so I'm assuming that its
>>> created/deleted during the install? Can I run it again (if I find it)
>>> or should I just take the oratab file from an 8i install on SuSE and
>>> edit it. There is also the issue of the inventory pointer that I think
>>> the .sh script creates. I'd like to probably do a re-install just for
>>> the sake of it, but I'd like to have the OUI do the de-install first.
>>>
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>

>> I have not installed 9i on SuSE, but on Red Hat Linux the oratab file is 
>> located under the /etc directory.  Check it out, maybe installing it 
>> there under SuSE Linux too.
>> hope this proves helpful
>> regards
>> Zafer AKTAN
>> Oracle DBA/Developer
>> 
> thanks..
> Yes, thats where its supposed to be, but its noe,so its a simple enough 
> file I'll just create it. (In hindsight I should have titled this post 
> different) I'm more concerned about the inventory pointer and can/if I 
> should run the orainstroot.sh file again. The relink all command seemed 
> to go ok, so I guess I'll create a clone db of a production db and have 
> some clients connect & see what happens...
> 
> 

 thats because it sounds like you did not follow the install instructions.

this is what the notes say.

If pre-installation tasks were not completed, a window opens prompting you to run the orainstRoot.sh script. Oracle
Corporation does not recommend this procedure, but running this script will allow you to complete the installation

which is a way of saying you will get it installed but god help you.

 when i installed on suse7.3 , the oracle just slid right in there,and configured first time, unlike it's older brothers (8.15-8.17).

recommend you do a clean install if you have not got it running yet. ( delete the oracle base directory) then re-install from the cd.

but i recommend you follow the pre-install requirements. ESP. the "oracle" environment.

but your oratab , should be in /etc

steve Received on Mon Sep 15 2003 - 16:31:53 CDT