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Re: Any do's and dont's for a 9i oracle installation on RedHat Linux

From: Ray Stell <stellr_at_cns.vt.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 08:43:30 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004C2A3C.20020829084330@fatcity.com>

good, thanks for the report. I'll get there one day, since RH has been dropped on the floor, apparently.

On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 07:23:26AM -0800, antonio.belloni_at_hstern.com.br wrote:
>
> Hi Ray,
>
> I have Oracle 8.1.7 and 9.0.1 running on an Suse 7.2 box configured with
> ext3 file systems. Both instances are working properly and without major
> issues.
>
> Suse 7.2 comes along with a variety of file systems , including ReiserFS ,
> ext3 , ext2 , Aix?s JFS and other that I can?t recall now.
>
> Regards,
> Antonio Belloni
>
>
>
> Ray Stell
> <stellr_at_cns.vt.ed To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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> root_at_fatcity.com Subject: Re: Any do's and dont's for a 9i oracle installation
> on RedHat Linux
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> 29/08/02 10:38
> Please respond to
> ORACLE-L
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>
> Not on the oracle topic:
>
> RH is pretty insecure out of the box. If you don't take steps
> to lock it down the machine will be compromised within the hour in
> our experience. There are some good web pages out on the steps
> that need to be taken:
>
> http://www.sans.org/newlook/projects/bastille_linux.htm
> http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/People/Bill/basic_sec.html
>
> I'd suggest the use of iptables:
>
> http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~jns/security/iptables/
>
> That said, I have a screaming 8.1.7.4 server running on RH 7.1. I am
> unhappy with the oracle support matrix for RH, however. It seems to
> have stalled a 7.1. I'm thinking of giving SuSE 7.2 a run since it is
> supported, hoping the ext3 filesystem is there. RH7.1 only has ext2.
> The seemed to be pushing the RH advanced server with 9i, which seems like
> a real Redmond, WA thing.
>
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>
>
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 02:08:19AM -0800, Docherty, Heather wrote:
> > I am installing RedHat Linux and oracle 9i on two RM servers.
> >
> > I have never run Linux before. I usually run HP L-class or Sun Sparc
> > servers with 8/8i.
> >
> > I would welcome emails with tips anybody has for avoiding anything I
> don't
> > know that I should be avoiding yet, if you see what I mean!
> >
> > OT: Does anyone know why running startx, after boot-up to a Linux text
> > prompt, causes the shutdown -r to hang the box and not reboot?
> >
> > Heather
> > Napier University
> > Edinburgh, Scotland
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