Re: HELP: to install 8.0.3 on IRIX

Paco Belinchón wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I've got a terrible problem.
>
> I'm installing an Oracle 8.0.3 server on a IRIX platform. I can install
> the software without any problem, but when the installation program
> tries to create the database, the following error occurs:
>
> ORA-01031 Insufficient privileges.
>
> If I start 'svrmgl' and I connect as 'internal', when I execute
> 'startup nomount' the same error appears.
>
> I've followed the installation instructions step by step.
>
> I have an oracle user who belongs to dba group.
> The variables 'ORACLE_HOME , 'ORACLE_BASE' and 'ORACLE_SID' are defined.
>
> The installation program can copy all the software without any problem,
> so it would appear that the user 'oracle' has the correct directory
> access privileges, so I don't think I am missing any programs/oracle
> code.
>
> Can anyone give me any advice.
>
> Thank in advance.
>
> Francisco Belinchón Monjas
>
> Telefónica I+D Madrid (Spain).

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Hi

Oracle 8.0.3 for the IRIX platform (the MIPS ABI version) is shipped with a bad $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/config.c file. This file names the dba-group(s) the oracle user must be in, but it does specify the 'dba' group as it should - instead the file defines:

#define SS_DBA_GRP "mips"
#define SS_OPER_GRP "oper"

You must change these two defines to:  

#define SS_DBA_GRP "dba"
#define SS_OPER_GRP "dba"

and relink the Oracle kernel, before you can create the database, or you could create the two groups on your machine (the mips and oper groups) and make oracle a member of these groups - this should also do the trick.

Med venlig hilsen (with best regards in danish)

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