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Re: Problem installing Oracle 8i on RH6.0

From: Greg McCann <gregm_at_well.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 16:00:31 -0800
Message-ID: <3847081F.6E59EEDE@well.com>


Radu Litiu wrote:
>
> Installing Oracle8i on Linux has been a real pain for me too. I am using
> Debian Linux..
> The installer did not work for me either as specified in the docs. It did work
> if I ran the script from cdrom/install/linux/runIns.sh.
> Even after this, the installation has not been easy. The installation proceeds
> until a certain point, then it hangs. You kill it, restart it, and after a
> certain # of attempts, you get to the end.
>
> I finally got it installed, but I am stuck at reating a database using
> dbassist. I am getting the following message:
> ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
> If I ignore it, the next error message is:
> ORA-01012: not logged on
> This repeats over and over if I ignore them.
>
> If you or anybody else had some advice on how to solve this problem, I would
> appreciate it.

I had the same problem with my install. It went away when I chose the "Custom" option rather than "Typical" for database creation. Though I don't know for sure whether that is what fixed it or if it was some other configuration change. Give it a try and let us know what happens.

Greg Received on Thu Dec 02 1999 - 18:00:31 CST

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