Re: Error in install of Oracle 8.1.7 on Linux (Debian Woody)

From: Dave Hau <davehau_nospam_123_at_nospam_netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:21:30 GMT
Message-ID: <3EF74527.7030902@nospam_netscape.net>

Gerard H. Pille wrote:
> Marcin Sobieszek wrote:
>

>> Hello all,
>>
>> I've the following message while instaling Oracle 8.1.7 from the Oracle
>> Instaler:
>>
>> Initializing Java Virtual Machine from /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.0/bin/jre. 
>> Please
>> wait...
>> oracle_at_nand:/usr/src/Disk1$ Error in CreateOUIProcess(): 13
>> : Permission denied
>>
>> I respected the pre-installation steps connected with oracle's account,
>> installing of jre, etc.
>>
>> Can somebody help me?
>>
>> best regards
>> Marcin Sobieszek
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

> OUI installs it's own jre, normally in /tmp or $TMPDIR.
>
> Can programs be executed from that location? Some unix's don't allow
> execution from /tmp, but I never saw this with Debian. Anything wrong
> with execute permissions in /usr/src/Disk1 ?
>
> Just a couple of wild guesses.
>
>
> And why 8.1.7 ???
>

I believe Debian mounts /tmp with noexec option, although RedHat does not. Solution is to move the oracle install directory under /tmp to elsewhere, then create a symbolic link back to /tmp.

Cheers,
Dave Received on Mon Jun 23 2003 - 13:21:30 CDT