Re: file permission problem - 10g client on solaris

On Jul 19, 11:44 am, Susan <susan..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> So I installed a 10.2.0.1.0 64-bit client on a Solaris 10 machine
> using downloaded file 10gr2_client_sol.cpio.gz. After the
> installation, to my surprise all directories and files under
> $ORACLE_HOME are not readable and executable by group and other. So
> other user won't even be able to use sqlplus or get into any of the
> directory under $ORACLE_HOME. Yes I can do a chmod -R, but I am
> wondering is this normal? I've installed 10.2.0.1.0 64bit RDBMS
> software many times and majority of the directories/files are readable
> by other users.

Yes it is normal. Oracle has become more security conscious and so delivers things a little more tightly permissioned than in the past. Some considered this a bug (4747264 is quoted, but is linux) rather than a feature, so there is a patch for it on 10.2.0.1.0 (4516865) and the patch sets above this have a changePerm.sh to open this up, which has its own bug cycle. The details vary by platform. Search metalink for changePerm.sh for all the details.

I don't understand Dan's answer at all. I much prefer working on the server, even as an "other." I purposefully give myself the minimum access necessary for the various hats I wear.

jg

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