Re: HP-UX11(32 bit)/8.1.7/Install Question

What's wrong with /opt/oracle as ORACLE_BASE (/opt/oracle/product/8.1.x as ORACLE_HOME)? Henry
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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Date: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:30 PM

>Hi All:
>
>I am trying to install an upgrade to one of my HP servers and it's
>making me crazy. The previous DBA used /opt/oracle/ as his
>ORACLE_BASE. I have since moved everything to a more ofa-like
>structure and changed all the pointers and stuff.
>
>Now, though, when I run the 8.1.7 installer from the CD, it tells
>me...
>
>[oracle8 SD_CDROM]$
>[oracle8 SD_CDROM]$ ./runInstaller
>[oracle8 SD_CDROM]$ You do not have permission to write to the inventory
>/opt/oracle/oraInventory. Installation cannot continue.: Permission denied
>
>[oracle8 SD_CDROM]$
>[oracle8 SD_CDROM]$
>
>I have looked and looked for something pointing to /opt/oracle. I
>cannot find a thing. I do not want to create a link there because
>that will just perpetuate the problem. Does anyone know where the
>installer looks for this stuff?
>
>TIA,
>Mike
>
>
>
>
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>Michael P. Vergara
>Oracle DBA
>Guidant Corporation
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