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Re: Cleaning server for fresh install

From: Scott Stefick <sstefick_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:33:28 -0500
Message-ID: <f41d1bad050420143344532a10@mail.gmail.com>


Thanks for the input. I have a tar open because the install is not completing. Initially I didn't see that directory and thought that it could possibly have something to do with the failed install. I cleaned it up and still had the same problems. You're probably correct that it doesn't matter if you clean that directory or not.

Thanks again,
Scott

On 4/20/05, Michael Fontana <mfontana_at_verio.net> wrote:
> Funny. I looked on one of my Solaris 8 boxes and found that directory as
> well.
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> I was never aware of it.
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> I've often cleaned up Oracle without knowing about it, and had no problem
> re-installing. So I'd guess you don't have to wipe it for a "fresh
> install".
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> However, this is a cleanup step which one would assume the software would
> take care of is you used the installer to "uninstall" your database
> software.
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> I don't have a box available to test it. Try it and let me know if it
> works!
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Scott Stefick
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:44 AM
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> Subject: Cleaning server for fresh install
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> OS: Solaris 8
> Oracle: AS10g (9.0.4) Infrastructure
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> I'm in the process of removing all pieces of oracle before doing a
> fresh install and I found a directory called /var/preserve/oracle
> which has the following files in it:
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> total 385144
> -rw------- 1 oracle bin 13284832 Feb 26 2003 Exaaa0000000229
> -rw------- 1 oracle bin 1711112 Mar 3 2002 Exaaa0000000234
> -rw------- 1 oracle bin 4110048 Sep 25 2002 Exaaa0000000246
> -rw------- 1 oracle dba 28672 Feb 20 2002 Exaaa0000018374
> -rw------- 1 oracle dba 84619264 May 6 2002 Exaaa0000023158
> -rw------- 1 oracle dba 14831616 Apr 5 2002 Exaaa0000029956
> -rw------- 1 oracle bin 24576 Mar 3 2002 Exaab0000000234
> -rw------- 1 oracle bin 5167860 Sep 25 2002 Exaab0000000246
> -rw------- 1 oracle bin 20536800 Sep 25 2002 Exaac0000000246
> -rw------- 1 oracle bin 52692948 Sep 25 2002 Exaad0000000246
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> Could I remove these files?
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> Also, I found a lot of stuff in /tmp and /var/tmp owned by Oracle.=3D20
> Should all of this be cleaned up as well?
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> Thanks,
> Scott
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