Re: Solution for this install error

Edzard wrote:

> When installing Oracle Application Server 10g (ias 9.0.4) the
> installer gave errors for being unable to set permissions for certain
> files supposedly installed in the jre directory, such as .system.lock,
> .systemRootModFile and .extract_args.
>
> This took some time to find but is quite silly: the CD-ROM was not
> compiled with the proper option (iso9660). Some too deeply nested
> directories where just NOT there.
>
> The problem is solved after installing from the original download on
> the hard-disk. The diff command reported the following differences
> between the original download and the CD ROM:
>
> Only in /home/oracle/Disk1/ocms/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.4.2.02.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded:
> .systemPrefs
> Only in /home/oracle/Disk1/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8.1/1/DataFiles/Expanded/bin:
> .java_wrapper
> Only in /home/oracle/Disk1/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8.1/1/DataFiles/Expanded/bin/i686/green_threads:
> .extract_args
> Only in /home/oracle/Disk1/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8.1/1/DataFiles/Expanded/bin/i686/native_threads:
> .extract_args
> Only in /home/oracle/Disk1/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.4.2.02.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded:
> .systemPrefs
>
> OK this was silly but may be it helps somebody else.

Thanks for sharing this.

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel