Re: Exception while installing Oracle 9i on Redhat

From: Ban Spam <ban-spam_at_operamail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 23:47:29 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns92C8A0BBD3F7DSunnySD@68.6.19.6>

"Michael Reiche" <reicheREMOVE_at_THISimage.dk> wrote in news:pan.2002.11.16.23.35.24.300038_at_THISimage.dk:

> On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:53:27 +0100, FF wrote:
>

>> Hello,
>> 
>> I tried to install Oracle on my Redhat 7.3 computer. I set the
>> variables, installed JRE, created the users and groups. But there's
>> an error during the installation. It's in French, but here's an
>> "approximate" translation (anyway, the error message is very short):
>> 
>> Error
>> Exception generated when an host's IP cannot be determined
>> 
>> How can I solve this error?
>> Thanks

>
> Do you have the IP of your computer in /etc/hosts like:
>
> 192.168.1.2 mickey mickey.mydomain
>
> Where "mickey" is the name of your computer - the output of the
> command "hostname".
>
> /Reiche
>

AFAIK, during the installation process the only IP# that is REQUIRED involves the DISPLAY environmental variable so runInstaller can pop an X-Windows someplace.

Are you running X-server s/w & have properly set the DISPLAY variable? Received on Sat Nov 16 2002 - 17:47:29 CST