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File /etc/oratab is not accessible.

Problem:

After installing 11g on Oracle Linux 5, the database was not automatically created. After exiting OUI and manually running dbca, the following error appears:

File /etc/oratab is not accessible.

Solution:

The script root.sh was not run. Log on as the root user and then run $ORACLE_HOME/root.sh (usually /u01/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/root.sh).

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ORA-00600, ORA-27301 When Creating 9i Database

Problem:

When creating a new Oracle 9i database using dbca (Database Configuration Assistant), the following error appears when the database is being created (at the ‘Creating and starting Oracle instance (46 %)’ step).

ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [OSDEP_INTERNAL], [], [], [], [], [], [], []
ORA-27302: failure occurred at: skgpwreset1
ORA-27303: additional information: invalid shared ctx
ORA-27146: post/wait initialization failed
ORA-27300: OS system dependent operation:semget failed with status: 28
ORA-27301: OS failure message: No space left on device
ORA-27302: failure occurred at: sskgpsemsper

Solution:

Change the semaphore settings.

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jre was not found in oracle.swd.jre/bin/i386/native_threads/jre

Problem: After installing Oracle 9.2.0.4, netca and dbca fail with error:

jre was not found in:

/u01/app/oracle/oracle.swd.jre/bin/i386/native_threads/jre

Solution: Change directory to:

/u01/app/oracle/oracle.swd.jre/bin/i386/native_threads

Then create symbolic link to jre:

ln -s java jre

netca can now be launched.

Insufficient privileges to write to the specified path in component Database Configuration Assistant 9.2.0.1

Problem: While installing Oracle 9.2.0.4 for Linux, the following error appears in RunInstaller:

Error: You do not have sufficient privileges to write to the specified path. In component Database Configuration Assistant 9.2.0.1.0. Installation cannot continue for this component.

Solution: Export ORACLE_BASE:

export ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle

Exporting ORACLE_BASE resolved the issue.

Subject: Linux 9.2.0.4 Installation – Error: You do not have sufficient privileges to write to the specified path in Database Configuration Assistant Component (Doc ID: 267171.1)