RE: Installing Oracle 8.1.6 on Hardened OS

maria,
you will actually find that the installer is java based which still requires you to set your DISPLAY variable, but you should ensure that the jre (java runtime engine) resides on your host.

if your sysadmin is concerned about security now, wait till you tell him you need jre. :-)

if you require jre, you can get it at http://www.jresoft.com

don't expect the installer to fly on your screen if your doing it remotely neither. i was on a 256k and it took an additional 2.5 hours due to the massive amounts of 'pretty' images that oracle utilise within the installer program. doooh ! bring back char mode.

hth,
karl

• Steve Adams <steve.adams_at_ixora.com.au> wrote:
  > Hi Maria,
  >
  > You don't need X on the box to run an X application, all you need is
  > an
  > X server somewhere that you can talk to. If you don't have one, you
  > can
  > download a free one from http://www.microimages.com/. Once installed
  > on
  > your workstation, you then just point the DISPLAY variable at your X
  > server, and you can then run any X application that you like. Try
  > xclock
  > for a simple test.
  >
  > Regards,
  > Steve Adams
  > http://www.ixora.com.au/
  > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/orinternals/
  > http://www.christianity.net.au/
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > Freytag
  > Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 10:15
  > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  >
  >
  > Hello List.
  >
  > I need to figure out how to install Oracle 8.1.6 on a "hardened" unix
  > operating system outside of the firewall. In other words, many of
  > the
  > routine functions and accesses that are typically found on unix
  > systems
  > inside of a firewall are not available. This includes the elements
  > necessary to run X sessions. According to Oracle support, X-windows
  > is
  > required to install 8.1.6. But my unix sys admin is reluctant to
  > install X-windows on this unix box because of security reasons. Has
  > anyone run into this situation?
  >
  > Thanks
  > Maria Freytag
  > City of Fort Collins
  >
  >
  >
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