Re: Create Database Error - UNIX

On Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:36:51 +0100, Steven Egberghs <steven.egberghs_at_advalvas.be> wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>The unix user who is trying to create a new database (probally oracle7) has
>to be from the group "dba"
>
>I also experienced on AIX4.2 that there is sometimes a difference in the
>export notation.
>
> export ORACLE_HOME=/bla/bla
>
> is not the same as
>
> ORACLE_HOME=/bla/bla; export ORACLE_HOME
>
> The second notation works always, don't ask me why or how.

The first way is Korn shell (usually, /bin/ksh), the second is Bourne shell (/bin/sh). Korn is superset of Bourne - but on some computers, they are actually linked to the same executeable. Grep /etc/password for the login name and look at the last entry to see the default shell, on most unix.

>
>CU
>Steven
>
>

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