Oracle User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
Use this checklist to plan operating system users, groups, and environments for Oracle Database management.
Table 1-4 User Environment Configuration for Oracle Database
Check | Task |
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Review Oracle Inventory (oraInventory) and OINSTALL Group Requirements |
The physical group you designate as the Oracle Inventory directory is the central inventory of Oracle software installed on your system. It should be the primary group for all Oracle software installation owners. Users who have the Oracle Inventory group as their primary group are granted the OINSTALL privilege to read and write to the central inventory.
Ensure that the group designated as the OINSTALL group is available as the primary group for all planned Oracle software installation owners. |
Create operating system groups and users for standard or role-allocated system privileges |
Create operating system groups and users depending on your security requirements, as described in this install guide. Set resource limits settings and other requirements for Oracle software installation owners. Group and user names must use only ASCII characters. |
Unset Oracle Software Environment Variables |
If you have had an existing installation on your system, and you are using the same user account to install this installation, then unset the ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_BASE, ORACLE_SID, TNS_ADMIN environment variables and any other environment variable set for the Oracle installation user that is connected with Oracle software homes. |
Configure the Oracle Software Owner Environment |
Configure the environment of the
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