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Re: Unix Raw Device Permissions

From: Andrew Babb <andrewb_at_mail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:08:29 +0800
Message-ID: <371ED8FC.66F3976E@mail.com>


Under HP-UX, root owns the block device, but oracle owns the character device. That is /dev/dbvol/system (the block device) is owned by root but /dev/dbvol/rsystem (the character device) is owned by oracle. I also use 640 on the device, with the group belonging to dba by default.

Andrew

awtracy_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:

> Oracle 8, AIX ...
>
> Can someone tell me who should own the raw devices created for an Oracle
> database ? I am presuming that they should be owned by 'oracle' with
> standard read/write privileges, or does root need to own them ?
>
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Received on Thu Apr 22 1999 - 03:08:29 CDT

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