Re: is it possible to run oracle server as non-root, non-system process?
From: Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 07:05:32 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <lvtqfs$s5i$1_at_solani.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 07:05:32 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <lvtqfs$s5i$1_at_solani.org>
On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:54:57 -0700, ddf wrote:
> You are not supposed to install or run the Oracle database as 'root'.
> There should be an 'oracle' account used to install, and run, the
> database. You need to login as the 'oracle' user, run the installer,
> install the software then use 'root' ONLY when requested to run any
> root.sh scripts. Oracle never runs as 'root'.
Actually, the newer versions are packaged as RPM packages and should be installed by user root. The user is probably trying to install on a nonsupported Debian distribution.
-- Mladen Gogala The Oracle Whisperer http://mgogala.byethost5.comReceived on Wed Sep 24 2014 - 09:05:32 CEST