Re: Promblem: /tmp space during 8.1.6 install

Jonathan Lewis wrote:
>
> It's not so easy to get it right in advance.
> When I installed HP-UX on a system that
> required the logical volume manager to be
> used for the root volume, it gave me a logical
> volume for /tmp - now I can't rebuild /tmp
> without doing all sorts of nasty things (I don't
> have the cutesy extra license options) so
> I keep hitting the same problem - especially
> when patching the o/s !!
>
> In this case, the install writes to /tmp/OraInstall,
> so you could create an 'OraInstall' somewhere
> else, then create a symbolic link to it
>
> ln -s /u01/OraInstall /tmp/OraInstall
>
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> David Fitzjarrell wrote in message <8vc0cd$t0q$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
> >In our last gripping episode James Hanway <hanwayj_at_m1a2r3.dfo-
> >mpo.gc.cax> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am attempting an install of 8.1.6 Enterprise on a Tru64 box. The
> >> install keeps wanting to write to my /tmp directory which isn't big
> >> enough for the install (bombs out part way though).
> >>
> >> Is there a way to get the install to write to a different temp
 directory
> >> for the install?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >>
> >
> >The /tmp directory SHOULD be a separate file system, i.e., should have
> >a separate device mounted to it. The /tmp directory works far harder
> >than one would imagine; text editors regularly deposit working copies
> >of open files there and other UNIX processes write files there as
> >well. To be short on space in /tmp can be a true show-stopper as many
> >processes will hang until sufficient space is available. Software
> >installs will cut that space even shorter, as you, no doubt, have
> >realized. It would appear that your /tmp is still using the piddly
> >leftovers from root (/) -- this is not good since there is precious
> >little space left over in /. Also, if regular system reboots are few
> >and far between the /tmp directory (read 'filesystem') should be
> >cleared out on a regular basis; a script, run from cron, can accomplish
> >this. Your Sys Admin should see to this straight away and also
> >make /tmp a separate file system.
> >
> >I doubt that you'll be able to re-assign the temporary storage
> >from /tmp to any other directory as many times that location is hard-
> >coded into the application. You can, however, check your documentation
> >for any environment variables that can be set to re-direct /tmp
> >writes. I don't believe you will find any, especially on DEC/Compaq
> >True64 UNIX, but things may have changed since I administered a True64
> >box.
> >
> >--
> >David Fitzjarrell
> >Oracle Certified DBA
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.

...and also I've sometimes received a bit of shock in terms of tmp space use during the relink phase...

C.

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