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Re: how to avoid appending /app/oracle in OFA

From: John D. White <jdwhite_at_vnet.net>
Date: 1997/01/16
Message-ID: <5bljdo$bg4@ralph.vnet.net>#1/1

Bob Yeh (Bob_Yeh_at_vaffx2_at_cscuuxch.dayton.csc.com) wrote:
: Hi,
:
: I am installing Oracle 7.3.2 on UNIX(sun solaris 2.4). The
: installation guide says if I have ORACLE_BASE and ORACLE_HOME env.
: variable setup before starting orainst then it will not derive the
: ORACLE_HOME or ORACLE_BASE from the mount point. But it does not work
: the way it descried in the guide.
:
: Is there is way to avoid /app/oracle in my ORACLE_BASE or ORACLE_HOME
: path? I try to make /opt/oralce my base and /opt/oracle/products/7.3.2
: my home.
:
: Thanks.
: Bob

Yes, you can trick the installer.
Set your variable ORACLE_BASE=/opt/oracle When you are asked for "mount point" reply with ../../../product/7.3.2

-- 
John D.(JD) White Oracle Client/Server Consultant 
Inventor of the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)
Whiteline Design, Inc. 7812 Blackwing Ct.Raleigh, NC  27615  USA
Received on Thu Jan 16 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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