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Re: Oracle817 Command Line Installation on UNIX?

From: Howard J. Rogers <dba_at_hjrdba.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 06:51:29 +1100
Message-ID: <3c4c70e3$0$15954$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>


Did I say 'unintended'???! :-)

It's actually quite hard to install Oracle unintentionally, though I have been known to pull that particular trick after a beer or three.

But an unATTended install... very different beast.

Cheers!
HJR

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"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
news:3c4c6418$0$15953$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...

> Ah... *That* sort of install is indeed possible (got to admit: never done
it
> myself). An unintended install is allegedly do-able by using a response
> file.
>
> On Unix, you do:
>
> runInstaller -responsefile <name_of_file>
>
> If your response file is comprehensive enough, there's no need for you to
> remain at the machine at all. But that doesn't make it a 'command line'
> install -it's still (albeit unattended) GUI.
>
> What (and how) you put in the responsefile, I haven't looked in to. But
now
> you know it's called a response file, maybe technet.oracle.com can be
> searched for those two keywords, and see what it turns up.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
>
>
>
>
> "Jeffery Martin" <jbmartin_nospam_at_us.ibm.com> wrote in message
> news:3C4C4263.10E6050B_at_us.ibm.com...
> > Feature?!
> >
> > Is there no options file or ability to set environment variables or
> > something else for non-interactive installation? It might not be
> > elegant to have an X-Server popping up windows, etc. but at least I
> > don't want to sit there in front of the machine making decisions during
> > the installation. There is not even that type of feature perhaps?
> >
> > Thanks, again.
> >
> >
> > "Howard J. Rogers" wrote:
> > >
> > > There is no provision for a command line install. Period. You can
> fudge it
> > > by getting clever with remote installs and so forth (I'm thinking
> Unix) -but
> > > there must be an X-Server somewhere. It was a feature of 8i that
> non-GUI
> > > installs are a thing of the past.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > HJR
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> > > "Jeffery Martin" <jbmartin_nospam_at_us.ibm.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3C48938F.95FA6176_at_us.ibm.com...
> > > > Does anyone have any idea if Oracle 8.1.7 has options for a command
> line
> > > > installation or non-interactive installation?
> > > >
> > > > I mean, GUI's are cute, but we need to get serious here. Any clues
or
> > > > hints, please? Thanks.
>
>
Received on Mon Jan 21 2002 - 13:51:29 CST

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