Re: Permissions question

From: Riku Räsänen <riku.rasanen_at_kantamestarit.fi>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:05:04 +0200 (EET)
Message-ID: <1587.62.142.244.186.1200330304.squirrel@webmail.ainaratkaisu.fi>


You will have to modify $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/config.c and then relink.

Here are instructions:

http://www.orafaq.com/maillist/oracle-l/2000/10/03/0702.htm

I would reinstall, though.

<lainaus kuka="Sweetser, Joe">
> New server. RH 5. 10gR2.
>
> Oracle account was set up a default group of oracle (not dba, though the
> dba group does exist). Foolhardy DBA (moi) did not check the group
> before installing the s/w and creating the database. I would like to
> "correct" this as quickly as possible and wonder what anyone thinks
> about the following idea:
>
> 1. Shutdown everything
> 2. Get the default group changed to dba in /etc/passwd. I know I can
> change the group when I am logged in, but want to make it "clean" for
> everyone going forward.
> 3. Do a chgrp -R dba on ALL oracle-related files including ORACLE_HOME
> and all the datafiles
> 4. Restart
>
> Thanks,
> -joe
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