Re: Oracle9i/Liuvx9.0 Install Problem

From: Frank van Bortel <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:58:03 +0100
Message-ID: <c0ikhc$2d$1@news4.tilbu1.nb.home.nl>

Tom Jones wrote:

> Well I downloaded the referenced document describing installation issues
> with Oracle 9i under Linux 9.0 ... and I may very well have some of those
> issues yet to confront. However, I don't think I am even getting to the
> point where the glibc stuff is an issue ... I think I am bombing before the
> actual installation even starts ... still in the first install GUI ...
> someone referenced the DISPLAY variable ... however since the GUI was up and
> I was interacting with it .. I doubt that is the problem.
>
> I got a copy of Linux 8.0 and am installing it on a spare drive and will try
> the Oracle installation next on it to see if any differences take place ...
>
> I do appreciate everyone's input ... just haven't found the magic bullet yet
>
> Tom
>
>

You're not running as root, but as oracle (or whatever your user is named). Try xhost + as root, the retry (the other session) to run runInstaller

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel

Received on Fri Feb 13 2004 - 07:58:03 CST