Oracle install on Linux "hangs" while setup of Net8 Config Assistant

My setup is a Intel P4, Redhat 7.1, Oracle 8.1.7, i386-glibc-2.1, jdk118 _v3-glibc-2.1.3

there is a problem.. the installer ask to run a script as root $ORACLE_HOME/root.sh
It reports an error as you can see here:

• snip --- [root_at_linux 8.1.7]# ./root.sh IMPORTANT NOTE: Please delete any log and trace files previously created by the Oracle Enterprise Manager Intelligent Agent. These files may be found in the directories you use for storing other Net8 log and trace files. If such files exist, the OEM IA may not restart.
  ./root.sh: -f: command not found
  Running Oracle8 root.sh script...
  ./root.sh: command substitution: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking
  for matching `''
  ./root.sh: command substitution: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of
  file
  ./root.sh: [: !=: unary operator expected
  \nThe following environment variables are set as: ORACLE_OWNER= oracle ORACLE_HOME= /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7 ORACLE_SID= oral

Enter the full pathname of the local bin directory: [/usr/local/bin]: \nCreating /etc/oratab file...
Entry will be added to the /etc/oratab file by Database Configuration Assistant when a database is created Finished running generic part of root.sh script. Now product-specific root actions will be performed. [root_at_linux 8.1.7]#
--- snip ---

Well the installer continues and all appears to be just fine.. then at the end of the installationg, after installing and linking all the files, etc.. the installer starts "Configuration Tools"

Then there are three tools that it configures..

Net8 configuraton is the first and the status field just claim "in progress..." and ther the installer stands... I can see from a "top" that there are some JRE prosesses running.. using memory and CPU but it appears to be just hanging there..

And that's where I am for now...
Any idea what could have caused this ?
I don't know if these errors are linked or not.. but they might..

Kim Received on Tue Sep 18 2001 - 07:04:31 CDT