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Robert Vasvari wrote:
>
> I have downloaded the entire 8i/linux distribution. I have RH 6.0
> with the latest patches. I did everything the instructions said
> to prepare for the installation. Here are the relevant env vars:
> ORACLE_SID=VROBI
> NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.US7ASCII
> ORACLE_BASE=/home/oracle/u01/app/oracle
> ORA_NLS33=/home/oracle/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.5/ocommon/nls/admin/data
> ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.5
> TNS_ADMIN=/home/oracle/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.5/network/admin
>
> The database server installs fine, but as it invokes the DB Configuration
> Assistant, it fails.
> Then, I start up dbassist manually as the istructions state, I get the following error:
>
> JNLS Exception:oracle.ntpg.jnls.JNLSException:
> Unable to find any national character sets. Please check your
> Oracle installation.
>
> If I continue, I get to the screens where I can create a new DB or copy one.
> If I decide to copy one it fails, because it looks for an Oracle CD which
> I do not have. I cannot point it to the staging area on disk?????
>
> After that the DB creation fails:
> TNS could not resolve service name
>
> Am I supposed to setup a tnsnames.ora *before* I create the DB?
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> =[vrobi]=
>
Received on Wed Aug 11 1999 - 09:51:26 CDT
