Re: help - can't start SQL PLUS

What about the LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?
As other have noted, check permissions - also the error message you get would be nice to see..

bob barker <b-barker_at_woh.rr.com> wrote:

>Hi - it took me three excruciating days JUST to install Oracle 9i on my
>Linux machine. Now the problem is...I can not start SQL PLUS as oracle
>user. Here is my environmental settings...would appreciate it if someone
>could help. -don't give me any links to any docs...because I probably
>went there already...thanks!
>
>ORACLE_BASE=/home/oracle/oraInventory; export ORACLE_BASE
>ORACLE_HOME=/usr/oracle/9.0; export ORACLE_HOME
>ORACLE_SID=shitbox; export ORACLE_SID
>
>PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$HOME/bin
>export PATH
>unset USERNAME
Received on Mon Nov 25 2002 - 18:55:58 CET