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Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:45:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Fitzjarrell <oratune@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Changing numeric ID for the oracle UID and the GID
To: Guillermo Alan Bort <cicciuxdba@gmail.com>
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Please read the entire link I supplied as it answers all of=A0your=A0 UNIX =
=0Aquestions.=A0 Additionally the GID is stored in /etc/group and=A0the UID=
 is stored =0Ain /etc/passwd but=A0you shouldn't edit those files directly =
as there are =0Alikely=A0corresponding shadow files which also need to be c=
hanged.=A0 UNIX offers =0Autilities=A0to change these values which should b=
e used to ensure success.=A0 Again, =0Aall of this is=A0provided in the lin=
k.=0A=A0=0ADavid Fitzjarrell=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A_____________________________=
___=0AFrom: Guillermo Alan Bort <cicciuxdba@gmail.com>=0ATo: oratune@yahoo.=
com=0ACc: Amir.Hameed@xerox.com; oracle-l@freelists.org=0ASent: Mon, June 6=
, 2011 2:17:02 PM=0ASubject: Re: Changing numeric ID for the oracle UID and=
 the GID=0A=0AHmm, they need to be the same on all the nodes, I'm not sure =
if they are stored =0Asomewhere. I would certainly stop the entire cluster,=
 do the change, fix the =0Afile ownership, and then start everything back u=
p again, and do it on a testing =0Aserver first. Also, it would be a good i=
dea to open a SR with Oracle and have an =0A"official" answer.=0A=0Ahth=0AA=
lan.-=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:03 PM, David Fitzjarrell <oratune=
@yahoo.com> wrote:=0A=0AYou'll want to read here:=0A>=0A>http://www.ibm.com=
/developerworks/aix/library/au-satuidgid/index.html=0A>=A0=0A>David Fitzjar=
rell=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A________________________________=0AFrom: "Ha=
meed, Amir" <Amir.Hameed@xerox.com>=0A>To: oracle-l@freelists.org=0A>Sent: =
Mon, June 6, 2011 1:56:10 PM=0A>Subject: Changing numeric ID for the oracle=
 UID and the GID=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>Folks,=0A>I need to change the numeric IDs =
for the UID and the GID of the oracle account =0A>which owns the RDBMS and =
the Grid infrastructure. This is a two-node RAC =0A>(11.2.0.2) running on S=
olaris. The current id looks like:=0A>=A0=0A>$ id=0A>uid=3D89488(oracle) gi=
d=3D6001(oinstall)=0A>=A0=0A>The future id would look like:=0A>uid=3D202(or=
acle) gid=3D200(oinstall)=0A>=A0=0A>Has anyone done this before? Any feedba=
ck will be appreciated.=0A>=A0=0A>Thanks=0A>Amir=0A>=A0=0A
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<html><head><style type=3D"text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></he=
ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-si=
ze:12pt"><DIV></DIV>=0A<DIV>Please read the entire link I supplied as it an=
swers all of&nbsp;your&nbsp; UNIX questions.&nbsp; Additionally the GID is =
stored in /etc/group and&nbsp;the UID is stored in /etc/passwd but&nbsp;you=
 shouldn't edit those files directly as there are likely&nbsp;corresponding=
 shadow files which also need to be changed.&nbsp; UNIX offers utilities&nb=
sp;to change these values which should be used to ensure success.&nbsp; Aga=
in, all of this is&nbsp;provided in the link.<BR>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT =
color=3D#0060bf face=3D"arial black">David Fitzjarrell</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV>=
&nbsp;</DIV>=0A<DIV><BR></DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new y=
ork, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times=
 new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=3D2 face=3D=
Tahoma>=0A<HR SIZE=3D1>=0A<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN>=
</B> Guillermo Alan Bort &lt;cicciuxdba@gmail.com&gt;<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"=
FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> oratune@yahoo.com<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FO=
NT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Amir.Hameed@xerox.com; oracle-l@freelists.o=
rg<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, June 6, 20=
11 2:17:02 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> R=
e: Changing numeric ID for the oracle UID and the GID<BR></FONT><BR>Hmm, th=
ey need to be the same on all the nodes, I'm not sure if they are stored so=
mewhere. I would certainly stop the entire cluster, do the change, fix the =
file ownership, and then start everything back up again, and do it on a tes=
ting server first. Also, it would be a good idea to open a SR with Oracle a=
nd have an "official" answer.<BR><BR>hth<BR clear=3Dall>Alan.-<BR><BR><BR>=
=0A<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:03 PM, David Fitzjarre=
ll <SPAN dir=3Dltr>&lt;<A href=3D"mailto:oratune@yahoo.com" rel=3Dnofollow =
target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:oratune@yahoo.com">oratune@yahoo.com</A>&=
gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>=0A<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; M=
ARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3Dgmail_quote>=0A<DIV>=
=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: =
12pt">=0A<DIV></DIV>=0A<DIV>You'll want to read here:</DIV>=0A<DIV>&nbsp;</=
DIV>=0A<DIV>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-satuidgid/inde=
x.html<BR>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT color=3D#0060bf face=3D"arial black">Da=
vid Fitzjarrell</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A<DIV><BR></DIV>=0A<DIV s=
tyle=3D"FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR=
>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FON=
T-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=3D2 face=3DTahoma>=0A<HR SIZE=3D1>=0A<B><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "Hameed, Amir" &lt;<A href=3D"mail=
to:Amir.Hameed@xerox.com" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:=
Amir.Hameed@xerox.com">Amir.Hameed@xerox.com</A>&gt;<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"F=
ONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A href=3D"mailto:oracle-l@freelists.org" =
rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:oracle-l@freelists.org">or=
acle-l@freelists.org</A><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPA=
N></B> Mon, June 6, 2011 1:56:10 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold"=
>Subject:</SPAN></B> Changing numeric ID for the oracle UID and the GID<BR>=
</FONT>=0A<DIV>=0A<DIV></DIV>=0A<DIV class=3Dh5><BR>=0A<DIV>=0A<P class=3DM=
soNormal>Folks,</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>I need to change the numeric IDs=
 for the UID and the GID of the oracle account which owns the RDBMS and the=
 Grid infrastructure. This is a two-node RAC (11.2.0.2) running on Solaris.=
 The current id looks like:</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;</P>=0A<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal>$ id</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>uid=3D89488(oracle) gid=3D600=
1(oinstall)</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>Th=
e future id would look like:</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>uid=3D202(oracle) g=
id=3D200(oinstall)</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal>Has anyone done this before? Any feedback will be appreciated.</P>=0A<=
P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks</P>=0A<P class=
=3DMsoNormal>Amir</P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></=
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