Re: HELP: Re-start 10g on RH3 Install from scratch

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 16:43:15 -0500, robert wrote:

>
> http://tinypic.com/uolrn
>
> Image above is the dialog box that is "supposed" to be the FIRST
> install box.
>
> I have gone past this one, ran orainstRoot.sh, and got to this screen :
> http://tinypic.com/uom0m - when I had to abort.
> (env variables in .bashrc not working, .bash_profile - OK, Howard :P )
>
> ** I deleted the following: orainventory folder, file(s) created by
> orainstRoot.sh, all files create by installer in /tmp, enen re-cpio the
> download. **
>
> I WANT TO START FROM THE BEGINNING. the very first screen.
> But somehow runInstaller knows where I aborted and keeps
> insisting we resume from that point.
>
> What did I miss ? I have not yet tried dropping user "oracle" and
> deleting it's directory.

Remember that on RHEL3, Oracle puts a bunch of stuff into /etc - the oratab AND the orainventory location is found there. If you list /etc/*ora* you should find 2 files and a directory that need to be removed for an absolutely clean re-install.

HTH
/Hans Received on Sun Dec 05 2004 - 18:01:20 CST