./oratab.sh script says "GROUPS: readonly variable" on linux

From: m.j. duijkers <m.j.duijkers_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:37:41 -0000
Message-ID: <7p78ce$1fl$1@news.hccnet.nl>

Hi there,
I am trying to install Oracle for Linux standard edition 8.0.5 on Suze 2.0.35.
The manual says I need to create a file called "oratab" using the script /oracle_install/oratab.sh.
When executing the script from the bash shell as root , however, the script returns:

./oratab.sh: GROUPS: readonly variable

I tried chmod'ing 700 the /etc/groups file but the error message remains.

Is there anyone out there who khows how to A) avoid the error message
and/or
B) knows how to set the variable GROUPS to read and write?

Thank you very much for any replies
Michiel
"In life we are all newbies"

ps: I am sorry about the crosspost but I don't know if it is a linux problem or an oracle problem... Received on Sun Aug 15 1999 - 17:37:41 CDT