Re: Installing Oracle 8i for Linux
From: Dave Uhring <duhring_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 21:10:43 GMT
Message-ID: <thvtagcl89ul58_at_corp.supernews.com>
>> Here are some suggestions that are not "Oracle" specific, but pertain to
the
>> error message "Permission denied".
>>
>> (1) check to see if the file ./runInstaller is executable
>>
>> ls -l ./runInstaller
>>
>> There should be an x in the fourth column. If there is a - instead, you
may
>> need to set the permissions
>>
>> chmod u+x ./runInstaller
>>
>> (2) If that doesn't help, it may be that the "permission denied" message
is
>> coming from some command that is inside the script file or program
>> "runInstaller".
>>
>> Try "file ./runInstaller" to see whether the file is a shell script, or a
>> binary program.
>>
>> If it is a shell script, depending on the shell, you might be able to
>> turn
on
>> the command echoing by adding switches such as -v -x -V or -X to the
>> first
line
>> of the shell script.
>>
>> For example,
>> #!/bin/tcsh
>> becomes
>> #!/bin/tcsh -V -X
>>
>> This way, the script echoes every command as it is executed... then you
can
>> find out exactly which command inside the script is causing the error.
>>
>> If the first line is /bin/sh or /bin/bash, there may be a different way
to
>> accomplish this... I don't know.
>>
>> I hope this is helpful.
>>
>> Phill
>>
>> > I am trying to install Oracle 8i for Linux, and I am having problems. I
have
>> > set up the users and groups fine, but running the installation program
is
>> > giving me problems.
>> >
>> > when I try to install it, I get this error.
>> >
>> > oracle_at_linux:/cdrom > ./runInstaller
>> > bash: ./runInstaller: Permission denied
>> >
>> > Thanks
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 21:10:43 GMT
Message-ID: <thvtagcl89ul58_at_corp.supernews.com>
" wrote:
> Okay, this is wha I did so far then, > > > oracle_at_linux:/cdrom/install/linux > ls -l ./runInstaller > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 26233 Aug 2 1999 ./runInstaller > > oracle_at_linux:/cdrom/install/linux > chmod 777 runInstaller > chmod: runInstaller: Read-only file system > > oracle_at_linux:/cdrom/install/linux > file ./runInstaller > ./runInstaller: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1, > dynamically d > > > Now what do I do? its still not working! > > > Phillip Conrad <pconrad_at_bellatlantic.net> wrote in message > news:3B1FC940.D3396DAB_at_bellatlantic.net...
>> Here are some suggestions that are not "Oracle" specific, but pertain to
the
>> error message "Permission denied".
>>
>> (1) check to see if the file ./runInstaller is executable
>>
>> ls -l ./runInstaller
>>
>> There should be an x in the fourth column. If there is a - instead, you
may
>> need to set the permissions
>>
>> chmod u+x ./runInstaller
>>
>> (2) If that doesn't help, it may be that the "permission denied" message
is
>> coming from some command that is inside the script file or program
>> "runInstaller".
>>
>> Try "file ./runInstaller" to see whether the file is a shell script, or a
>> binary program.
>>
>> If it is a shell script, depending on the shell, you might be able to
>> turn
on
>> the command echoing by adding switches such as -v -x -V or -X to the
>> first
line
>> of the shell script.
>>
>> For example,
>> #!/bin/tcsh
>> becomes
>> #!/bin/tcsh -V -X
>>
>> This way, the script echoes every command as it is executed... then you
can
>> find out exactly which command inside the script is causing the error.
>>
>> If the first line is /bin/sh or /bin/bash, there may be a different way
to
>> accomplish this... I don't know.
>>
>> I hope this is helpful.
>>
>> Phill
>>
>> > I am trying to install Oracle 8i for Linux, and I am having problems. I
have
>> > set up the users and groups fine, but running the installation program
is
>> > giving me problems.
>> >
>> > when I try to install it, I get this error.
>> >
>> > oracle_at_linux:/cdrom > ./runInstaller
>> > bash: ./runInstaller: Permission denied
>> >
>> > Thanks
What Linux distribution are you trying to do this install with? Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 23:10:43 CEST