Re: Question re Linux + Oracle

>
> The /var/lock/subsys/oracle file is a relict from the past, because with
> the "checkconfig", it will stop the service even without that file
> being present. It used to work that way only in in Red Riding Hood v7.3
> and 8.0. That behavior was gone in RH 9 and later versions.

Thanks, Mladen. I'm not so sure about it being a relic. init 6 doesn't appear to do anything unless the lock file is there. Although of course checkconfig will start/stop Oracle, init 6 still needs an indication of what to call for a stop/start system reset. The lock file appears to be what tells it which subsystems are running and how to call them, this sort of syntax: </var/log/subsys/oracle> {start|stop}.

Interesting that Red Hat seems to be the only one using this. Is checkconfig a specific Red Hat feature?

Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_bizmail.com.au

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