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Re: Why oracle start as root?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 07:31:03 +0200
Message-ID: <ph3mmukmhv1gqm34igq83v8tee3r2ip2lh@4ax.com>


On 26 Aug 2002 18:16:30 -0700, hsingw_at_yahoo.com (Tony Wang) wrote:

>Hi:
>
>I have Oracle 8.1.7.3 installed on Solaris 8 machine.
>
>The problem is the all the oracle daemons are own by root instead of oracle.
>
>Can someone point out what mistake I made?
>
>
>thanks,

You didn't follow the installation instructions and installed everything as root (which you are expressly told not to do in the installation instructions)
Now read the installation instructions: chmod will help u out.

Hth

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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