Re: oracle startup problem

Chad Williams wrote:
> Got 8.1.6 running on solaris 2.6, on /etc/rc3.d/ S99dbstart startup I get:
> + /bin/su - oracle -c dbstart
> tabs: cannot set tabs on terminal type sun
> usage: tabs [ -n| --file| [[-code] -a| -a2| -c| -c2| -c3| -f| -p| -s|
> -u]] [+m[n]] [-T type]
> tabs [-T type][+m[n]] n1[,n2,...]
> after each component of oracle tries to start.
> I don't understand because there is no "tabs" command ANYWHERE in any
> profile or script!!

The last statement is not quite correct. There is a 'tabs' statement somewhere, but you just did not find it yet... :-)
Did you check all of /etc/profile, .profile, .login, .cshrc? The 'tabs' command might be disguised as a "stty" or "tset" command. (I don't have any Solaris here to test this)

Another way around this is to use "/bin/su oracle -c dbstart", which does not read any profiles (nor changes directory). Any interactive or verbose 'user friendly' addition to a profile is then ignored. You'll have to set all environment variables yourself though, if these were previously set by the login script(s).

HTH,         Erwin Received on Thu Sep 07 2000 - 02:39:02 CDT