Re: file perms issue on linux install

On Feb 1, 1:55 pm, Eberhard Niendorf <eberhard.niendorf_schr..._at_t- online.de> wrote:
> kcbo..._at_gmail.com wrote:
> > I've just installed Oracle 10gR2 on my redhat-based linux machine and
> > seem
> > to have a problem with file permissions. My ORACLE_BASE=/clientdata/
> > oracle
> > and here is the listing of that directory:
>
> > [kboyes_at_uberdev4 oracle]$ ls -al
> > total 56
> > drwxrwxr-x 7 oracle oinstall 4096 Jan 31 13:31 .
> > drwxrwxr-x+ 21 root root 4096 Jan 31 12:47 ..
> > drwxr-x--- 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Jan 31 13:31 admin
> > drwxr-x--- 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Jan 31 13:32 flash_recovery_area
> > drwxr-x--- 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Jan 31 13:31 oradata
> > drwxrwx--- 6 oracle oinstall 4096 Jan 31 13:52 oraInventory
> > drwxrwx--- 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Jan 31 13:28 product
>
> > I would have expected product to be r-w for other since the way it is
> > now, ordinary users can't run things like sqlplus.
>
> > It doesn't make sense that ordinary users would need to be in the
> > oinstall group.
>
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Thank,
> > Kevin.
>
> This is a new security feature on all Unix-OS... It's documented in the
> install manuals and You only need to execute a script as follows:
> sh $ORACLE_HOME/install/changePerm.sh
>
> Eberhard Niendorf

Sounds like the right thing except I don't have that script in my install.
Also, it isn't mentioned in my Installation Guide (B15660-02) (10g R2 for Linux x86).

Thanks though
Kevin. Received on Thu Feb 01 2007 - 17:05:37 CST