Re: Installing Oracle805 on Linux RH5.2

The only thing that this script does is to create the oratab (with chmod 777) file in the /etc directory, looks to me that your OS doesn't have some programs or libraries. Try creating the file manually and moving ahead.

Olaf Waitkus wrote:

> a useful link :
> http://www.sns.com/ftp/usenet/comp/databases/oracle/
> luck.Olaf
>
> Niklas Lofgren schrieb:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm trying to install Oracle8 from CD but I can't run any .sh files.
> > I have installed Oracle on severel other Unix dialects, but this one
> > beats me :)
> > Below is an example of me trying to run oratab.sh as root.
> > The same error occurs when I try to run orainst.sh as the oracle8
> > user...
> >
> > Any help most appreciated!!!
> > /Niklas
> >
> > [root_at_tgmlinux /mnt]# ls -la
> > total 5
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1024 Mar 18 15:55 .
> > drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 1024 Mar 18 15:09 ..
> > dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Mar 18 15:54 cdrom
> > drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 1024 Feb 6 1996 floppy
> > [root_at_tgmlinux /mnt]#
> >
> > [root_at_tgmlinux orainst]# sh oratab.sh
> > : command not found
> > : command not found
> > : command not found
> > : command not found
> > : command not found
> > : command not found
> > : command not found
> > 'ratab.sh: syntax error near unexpected token `in
> > 'ratab.sh: oratab.sh: line 29: `case ${N}$C in
> >
> > [root_at_tgmlinux orainst]# env
> > USERNAME=root
> > ENV=/root/.bashrc
> > HISTSIZE=1000
> > HOSTNAME=tgmlinux.ifsab.se
> > LOGNAME=root
> > HISTFILESIZE=1000
> > MAIL=/var/spool/mail/root
> > TERM=vt220
> > HOSTTYPE=i386
> > PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:n
> >
> > HOME=/root
> > SHELL=/bin/sh
> > PS1=[\u@\h \W]\$
> > USER=root
> > OSTYPE=Linux
> > SHLVL=1
> > _=/usr/bin/env
> > [root_at_tgmlinux orainst]#
Received on Fri Apr 16 1999 - 16:48:26 CDT