Re: unix.stp(7501):Unbound variable 'Group'

I've seem this when you don't have your oracle groups and users set up correctly.
oracle wrote:
>
> Darin wrote:
> >
> > I'm installing Oracle7 Version 7.3.2 for MIPS ABI Systems on a
 Silicon
> > Graphics Power Challenge XL.
> >
> > I've created an oracle user and group dba and run the orainst
 installation
> > program (CD-ROM Media) and after choosing not to install the
> > documentation, orainst displays a window:
> >
> > unix.stp(7501):Unbound variable 'Group'
> >
> > I check out the unix.stp script and it has a definition on line
 7500:
> >
> > GP=Group;
> >
> > I set every environment variable that they ask for.
> >
> > Anybody have any ideas on why its crashing in the middle of my
 install?
> >
> > -Darin
> >
> > Darin S. Lory
> > Wyeth-Ayerst Research
> > Pearl River, NY
> > loryd_at_war.wyeth.com or darin_at_aol.com
>
> This is very common on SGI. It happens because SGI forgot to make
> libsocket.so ABI compliant so it does not know about NIS. The
> workaround that I use is:
>
> As root:
>
> # cd /usr/lilb
> # mv libsocket.so libsocket.so.orig
> # ln -s libc.so libsocket.so
>
> In some cases I have even had to create the user locally with same UIS
> and GID as the one in NIS. Of course turning off NIS during the
> install will work as well. I hear that SGI is patching this on
> 6.2-6.4 soon.
>
>
 

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Chris Krebs
Software Developer