Got bit by same problem.
HERE is cure. Run 'which rman'. Note that there is another 'rman' on Linux.
Set your $PATH to have $ORACLE_HOME/bin before the remainder of path.
HTH
"Eugene Firyago" <efiryago_at_netivitysolutions.com> wrote in message
news:93o0qa$rpb$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net...
> ...cannot start: just hangs at the shell prompt (ps indicates that rman is
> not running). I relinked rman and it went through with no errors but it
> wasn't helpful. The 8.1.7 server itself is doing good.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Eugene.
>
>
>
Received on Fri Jan 12 2001 - 23:52:15 CST
