From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Wed Jun 22 14:11:10 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j5MJBAp9014050 for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:11:10 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j5MJBANi014046 for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:11:10 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 2155A1C2A51; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:07:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 23417-07; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:07:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 93E421C2A47; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:07:44 -0500 (EST) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C57755.08D7B76D" Subject: RE: 9iRel2 install on RHEL ES4 Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:05:55 -0500 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: 9iRel2 install on RHEL ES4 Thread-Index: AcV3SQcKp2zOMIukQjOz6eMmhtFxfgAAkP7QAAJMkSA= From: "Jesse, Rich" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Jun 2005 18:05:55.0740 (UTC) FILETIME=[09086DC0:01C57755] X-archive-position: 21491 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: Rich.Jesse@quadtechworld.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: Rich.Jesse@quadtechworld.com X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HTML_FONTCOLOR_BLUE,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C57755.08D7B76D Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Agreed. And in cases where the Oracle Installer is itself installed using ignoreSysPrereqs, I'll instead modify $OUI_HOME/oraparams.ini to add the "offending" OS, just in case some if the SysPrereqs should not be met in the future. =20 My $.02, Rich -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Reidy, Ron Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:59 AM To: jrsmiley@gmail.com; joe_dba@hotmail.com Cc: oracle-l@freelists.org; stellr@cns.vt.edu Subject: RE: 9iRel2 install on RHEL ES4 =09 =09 This changing of /etc/redhat-release is not a very good idea. This file is used by up2date and spoofing it to install software is IMHO, not a very good idea. Better to use the -ignoreSysPrereqs when invoking runInstaller. =20 -----------------=20 Ron Reidy=20 =09 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C57755.08D7B76D Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Agreed.  And in cases where the Oracle = Installer is=20 itself installed using ignoreSysPrereqs, I'll instead modify=20 $OUI_HOME/oraparams.ini to add the "offending" OS, just in case some if=20 the SysPrereqs should not be met in the future.
 
My=20 $.02,
Rich
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Subject: RE: = 9iRel2=20 install on RHEL ES4

This=20 changing of /etc/redhat-release is not a very good idea.  This = file is=20 used by up2date and spoofing it to install software is IMHO, not a = very good=20 idea.  Better to use the -ignoreSysPrereqs = when=20 invoking runInstaller.
 

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