Re: Specify inventory pointer location

From: Sybrand Bakker <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:22:06 +0100
Message-ID: <mnhsk55r6a0jv2j4bph61513u5i1gbc6f8_at_4ax.com>

On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:37:35 -0800 (PST), zigzagdna <zigzagdna_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

>I am Oracle 11g 11.1 on HP UNIX 11i. I see Oracle provides invPtrLoc
>in some command such as runIntaller and Opatch.
>-invPtrLoc $ORACLE_BASE/oraInventory/oraInst.loc
>
>However when I go to run emca to configure db control it does not
>recognize this parameter. I know using symbolic links one can get
>around it, but symbolic link requires Sys Admin help. Is there any
>other work around for it. I was looking for a UNIX environment
>variable, could not find one.

Is there any reason you multipost this on both forums.oracle.com and this newsgroup?
Wouldn't it be quicker to read documentation and/or the emca cript and toirecognize emca doesn't use the inventory at all? Or do you really like to earn as much as possible by doing as little as possible?

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Wed Jan 13 2010 - 16:22:06 CST