Re: root.sh / ulimit

In article <6dhoso$4ij_at_news.Hawaii.Edu>, Chakravarthy KM Nalamotu <kittu_at_Hawaii.Edu> wrote:
>Hello Oracle Users,
>Up on running root.sh, I am getting "Please raise the ORACLE owner's
>ulimit" error. I don't see any suggested kernel parameters for ulimit
>in IUG. Could some one throw some light on this error.
>Thanks,
> Kittu.

It is a misfeature on Oracle's part. Which hardware and versions you have determine whether it is something you can ignore (so everybody take note, when you ask these problems, state your environment). Look at the root.sh, you may see that it is just testing whether you are running the root.sh remotely, and if you're not, gives the message. Yes, that is really stupid. In some versions (on hp-ux at least), if blows up if you don't have a numeric ulimit, which is also really stupid. It shows a lack, on Oracle's part, of even trying to run the installation on major ports before shipping. It should be in your IUG, but I think they took it out when they fixed some even worse doc errors.
>

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