Re: Oracle9i/Liuvx9.0 Install Problem

From: DJ <nospamplease_at_goaway.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:06:36 -0000
Message-ID: <RTbXb.5056$vo1.2480@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>

"Frank van Bortel" <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message news:c0ikhc$2d$1_at_news4.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> Tom Jones wrote:
>
> > Well I downloaded the referenced document describing installation issues
> > with Oracle 9i under Linux 9.0 ... and I may very well have some of
those
> > issues yet to confront. However, I don't think I am even getting to the
> > point where the glibc stuff is an issue ... I think I am bombing before
the
> > actual installation even starts ... still in the first install GUI ...
> > someone referenced the DISPLAY variable ... however since the GUI was up
and
> > I was interacting with it .. I doubt that is the problem.
> >
> > I got a copy of Linux 8.0 and am installing it on a spare drive and will
try
> > the Oracle installation next on it to see if any differences take place
...
> >
> > I do appreciate everyone's input ... just haven't found the magic bullet
yet
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
>
> You're not running as root, but as oracle (or whatever your
> user is named). Try xhost + as root, the retry (the other session)
> to run runInstaller
> --
>
> Regards,
> Frank van Bortel
>

It was nothing to do with the display - he had the gui up!!! Received on Fri Feb 13 2004 - 16:06:36 CST