Re: Beginner, Syntax error 8i

On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:30:52 +0100, "Dave Collins" <info_at_inet-projects.com> wrote:

>Hi , I am a beginner but we all have to start, in the documentation I have
>it says the following :-
>
> useradd -c oracle -d /home/oracle \ -g oinstall -G dba -m -u 300 -s
>/bin/ksh oracle "Return"
>
>So I am typing the above but I get the result there is a syntax error
>
>I am not getting to passwd oracle
>
>This is what I am trying to do:-
>
>Create a Unix user that will be the Oracle software owner. You can call it
>anything you like, but the standard is "oracle". If you will be installing
>Oracle on multiple servers on your network, you might want to keep the
>userid the same on all servers. Note that this user's home directory will
>not be the ORACLE_HOME or where the actual Oracle software is installed;
>this user's home directory should be in the same place as other users' home
>directories. You should make oinstall the primary group and dba the
>secondary group. You can create your oracle user with the admin tool, or
>with commands like:
>
>I know its going to be really silly but what am I doing wrong ?
>
>Regards
>
>Dave
>
>

Usually there ought to be a <RET> (so hitting the return key, *NOT* the text "return") after the \ and after the username. You can of course verify this in your Solaris manual, this is not an Oracle problem.

Hth

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Sat Jan 12 2002 - 12:17:16 CST