8.1.5 Install Problem: Database Configuration Assistant

Question

I have problems installing Oracle 8.1.5 on Linux.
On the "Configuration tools" screen, I get the following
error for the 'Oracle Database Configuration Assistant':
"A required command line argument is missing"
The installation claims the error is not critical.
When I try to access the database with SQL*Plus and the default
SYS/CHANGE_ME_ON_INSTALL login, I get the following error:
ORA01033: Oracle intialization or shutdown in progress.
I cannot start or stop the database.
When I use "connect internal" in srvmgr, and try to do "startup",
I get "insufficient privileges".
When I use "connect SYSTEM/CHANGE_ME_ON_INSTALL", I get ORA01033
again.
My system configuration:
RedHat 6.0
2x Pentium II 266
192 MB RAM
Java JRE 1.6.5
Kernel 2.2.10
Hints etc. appreciated.
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Answer 1

I have exactly the same setup (ie 2.2.10 etc) with
exactly the same error message on install. In fact
as far as I can tell no database was created because
of this error. I run the "dbassist" sepeartely after the
install and I get :
" JNLS Excetion:oracle.....
Unable to find any National Character Sets.
Please Check your Oracle Installation"
This is a stock redhat 6.0 install with the addition
of the redhat errata updates(ie enlightenment-0.15.5-36
, X, kde etc) and kernel 2.2.10.
Yes logged in as the "oracle" user which also has group
dba priv.
Michael (guest) wrote:
: The default password for sys is change_on_install, not
: change_me_on_install, although a regular "connect internal"
: should still work regardless (it won't for future versions, but
: in 8.1.5, it should still work at least). Are you logged into
: the OS as the "oracle" account (or whatever you used as the
: install account)? Is this user a member of the "dba" group?
: Also, make sure the permissions/ownerships of the files are
: correct--your umask should have been 022 on the install account
: before the install. The install manual states the correct
: permissions on important files, and ownerships should pretty
much
: all (if not all) be oracle:dba.
: If a shutdown was initiated, was it long ago? Live Oracle dbs
: can take a while to shutdown, but if this is a new install and
: not live or anything, it shouldn't take that long.
: Sven Neuhaus (guest) wrote:
: : I have problems installing Oracle 8.1.5 on Linux.
: : On the "Configuration tools" screen, I get the following
: : error for the 'Oracle Database Configuration Assistant':
: : "A required command line argument is missing"
: : The installation claims the error is not critical.
: : When I try to access the database with SQL*Plus and the
default
: : SYS/CHANGE_ME_ON_INSTALL login, I get the following error:
: : ORA01033: Oracle intialization or shutdown in progress.
: : I cannot start or stop the database.
: : When I use "connect internal" in srvmgr, and try to do
: "startup",
: : I get "insufficient privileges".
: : When I use "connect SYSTEM/CHANGE_ME_ON_INSTALL", I get
: ORA01033
: : again.
: : My system configuration:
: : RedHat 6.0
: : 2x Pentium II 266
: : 192 MB RAM
: : Java JRE 1.6.5
: : Kernel 2.2.10
: : Hints etc. appreciated.
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