Re: Error with orainst

From: Chris Eastland <chrise_at_shore.net>
Date: 1996/12/23
Message-ID: <59m7s9$ill@northshore.shore.net>#1/1

Daniel Pinyol <dpinol_at_cesca.es> writes:

>Manuela Juergens wrote:
>>
>> My Problem: I installed Oracle some days ago for the first time. If I
>> call orainst /m again to create a database I get the error:
>>
>> Error during action 'Copy the Installers required files'.
>> Command: cp chkdrvrs chkadptrs /u01/app/oracle/product/7.3.2/orainst
>>
>> cp: chkdrvrs and /u01/app/oracle/product/7.3.2/orainst/chkdrvrs are identical
>> cp: chkadptrs and /u01/app/oracle/product/7.3.2/orainst/chkadptrs are identical
>>
>> My Platform: Unix/Solaris 2.5
>> Release: Oracle 7.3.2.2
>>
>> Does someone know what went wrong?

> You must not run orainst from $ORACLE_HOME/orainst , but from
>$ORACLE_HOME/oracle_link/orainst. Well, 'oracle_link' is how I called
>the
>directory where hundreds of directories with links to the CDROM are
>created. This was the first step. Do you remember? I don't know why you
>cannot run 'orainst' from the orainst
>directory. It's probably a bug.

> regards

This is probably on HP-UX. Why can't they support Rock Ridge extension and handle CD ROM more transparently I do not know... Received on Mon Dec 23 1996 - 00:00:00 CST