Don't worry about the SHMMAX. It will be fine for your little test box.
I'm not sure what's causing your other problem. Make sure you have created
the oracle user correctly. I don't think that the oracle user needs any
special privileges.
>From: Schoen Volker <v.schoen_at_inplan.de>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: UrGENT: Installation Oracle 8.1.5 on Redhat Linux 6.1
>Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 10:04:59 -0800
>
>Hi Gurus,
>
>I'am a NT guy (I'm sorry) and now I have to install a oracle 8i on Redhat
>Linux 6.1. I do know nothing about Linux. I have installed a Linux Server
>(was easy). Then I got a document from oracle technet
>- Oracle8i install FAQ for Redhat Linux 6.1.
>http://technet.oracle.com/tech/linux/htdocs/install.pdf
>
>I worked with this document step by step, but now I have two problems:
>
>1. the oracle installation guide says to set the SHMMAX parameter in
>shmparam.h. I found the entry in the shmparam.h file, but what value I have
>to set. The original setting is 0x2000000. I have 128MB ram on this
>testmachine.
>
>2. The install.pdf says to modify .bash_profile. I modified the file and
>then I wanted to start ./.bash_profile (user = oracle, groups
>added=oinstall
>and dba). System says no privileges. What privileges I have to set for the
>user oracle?
>
>Any other hints for installing oracle 8.1.5 on linux are welcome.
>
>TIA
>
>i. V. Volker Schön
>INPLAN RUHR
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>
>--
>Author: Schoen Volker
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