Re: Password file not getting updated

what Norman is saying might be the case..and that may result into hanging of rman..

Sorry I do not have suselinux and I found two three links stating the similar issues,

http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/37473/2/

http://blog.vishalgupta.com/2011/06/22/oracle-rman-command-prompt-hang/

http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10gOnSUSE.shtml (10g linux error problems at the end of doc last error)

thanks...subodh

On 12 October 2011 15:48, Dunbar, Norman (Capgemini) < norman.dunbar.capgemini_at_environment-agency.gov.uk> wrote:

> Morning Subdoh,
>
> >> I do not think rman has to do with /usr/X11R6/bin directory,
> >> I believe X11R6 is related to xwindows server.
> This is correct, but on an HPUX server, there is no rman under X11. On a
> SLES Linux server, I see the following (immediately after login):
>
> oracle_at_moorland:~> id
> uid=1002(oracle) gid=1000(oinstall) groups=1000(oinstall),1003(dba)
> oracle_at_moorland:~> whereis rman
> rman: /usr/X11R6/bin/rman /usr/bin/X11/rman /usr/X11/bin/rman
>
> So, there *is* an rman executable under X11. The PATH on this box, after
> calling oraenv is:
>
> oracle_at_moorland:~> echo $PATH
>
> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin:/opt/oracle/product/
> 10.2.0.3/db_1/bin
>
> So, X11 is higher up the PATH than Oracle. Result, rman executes from X11
> and not from Oracle Home, and hangs as reported by the OP. adding the '-h'
> switch gives this:
>
> oracle_at_moorland:~> /rman -h
> rman
> [-f <ASCII|roff|TkMan|Tk|Sections|HTML|XML|MIME|LaTeX|LaTeX2e|RTF|pod>]
> [-S(ource of man page passed in)] [-F(ormatted man page passed in)]
> [-r <man reference printf string>] [-l <title printf string>]
> [-V(olume) <colon-separated list>] [-U(RLs as hyperlinks)]
> [-b (show subsections)] [-k(eep head/foot)]
> [-n(ame of man page) <string>] [-s(ection) <string>]
> [-p(aragraph mode toggle)] [-t(abstops spacing) <number>]
> [-N(ormalize spacing, changebars)] [-y (zap hyphens toggle)]
> [-K (declare that page has no breaks)]
> [-d(iff) <file> (diff of old page source to incorporate)]
> [-M(essage) <text> (included verbatim at end of Name section)]
> [-R(ebus words for TkMan)] [-C (enable Tcl/Tk formatting)]
> [-o (no op)] [-O <arg> (no op with arg)]
> [-q(uiet--don't report warnings)] [-h(elp)] [-v(ersion)]
> [<filename>]
>
> None of which is anything to do with Oracle.
>
> Setting an alias works:
>
> oracle_at_moorland:~> alias rman='${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/rman'
> oracle_at_moorland:~> alias
> ...
> alias rman='${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/rman'
> ...
>
> And, it can now be run:
>
> oracle_at_moorland:~> rman
>
> Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Wed Oct 12 11:17:30
> 2011
> Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
> RMAN>
>
> HTH
>
> Cheers,
> Norm.
>
> Norman Dunbar
> Contract Senior Oracle DBA
> Capgemini Database Build Team
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