Re[2]: Basic RMAN question

Hi Freeman,

Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 2:39:20 PM, you wrote:

FRI> This is odd. If you goto $ORACLE_HOME/bin and run ./rman nocatalog, does it FRI> work?

FRI> RF

FRI> -----Original Message-----
FRI> From: Ceri Townsend
FRI> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
FRI> Sent: 2/26/2003 7:28 AM
FRI> Subject: Basic RMAN question

FRI> Hi All,

FRI> I am starting to play with rman in a test environment, however I seem FRI> to be hitting a really basic problem starting rman.

FRI> I have oracle 9.2.0.1.0 installed on Redhat AS 2.1

FRI> When i issue the command:
>> rman target='backup_admin/backup as sysdba_at_foobar' nocatalog
FRI> log="test.log"
FRI> rman: can't open target=backup_manager/backup as sysdba_at_foobar

FRI> So i tested the connect string i had used as shown below:

FRI> Enter user-name: opcenter : foobar: /home/oracle: $ sqlplus /nolog  

FRI> SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Feb 26 13:04:56 2003  

FRI> Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.  

SQL>> connect backup_admin/backup as sysdba FRI> Connected.

FRI> So I thought id start simple:
>>rman nocatalog

FRI> rman: can't open nocatalog
>>rman

FRI> this just hangs

FRI> So what have i missed?

FRI> Thanks

I cant believe it was that simple..I've been tearing my hair out over this!

There was another rman excutable that it was picking up first in /usr/bin/X11.

Thanks

Ceri

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