Env. Variable definition

Question

Hi all.
I defined several Oracle specific env. variables via export both
from root and oracle user accounts. I log off and back on and
try to echo any of them...I only get a blank line back.
The documentation said to put them in .profile in /usr/oracle.
Did so, but to no avail. Another suggested that I put them in
.bashrc. Did so...but I get errors on login as follows:
/usr/oracle/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/dbhome: awk:command
not found
Cannot locate ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_HOME = [] ? \c
{get a blank line here; I hit return}
bash: sed: command not found
The .bashrc file definitions I input are in the user specific
aliases and function section. The normal source global
definitions follow that.
Goodness, what am I doing wrong? Do I have to define any of the
Oracle env. variables in the root .bashrc file? It doesn't seem
from the documentation that it should be so convoluted.
Any help (and explanation) is appreciated.
craig
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Answer 1

Using bash? try /home/username/.bash_profile
Kevin
Kelvin (guest) wrote:
: Daniel Tremblay (guest) wrote:
: : I defined my env.var. in /etc/profile (as root, yes)
: : in there I had
: : ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
: : ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/8.0.5
: : LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib
: : PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin
: : ORA_NLS33=...
: : export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_HOME LD_LIBRARY_PATH ... etc
: : etc...
: : Hence any and all users using the workstation will have the
: : correct env. vars.
: : I hope this helps.
: : craig (guest) wrote:
: : : Hi all.
: : : I defined several Oracle specific env. variables via export
: : both
: : : from root and oracle user accounts. I log off and back on
and
: : : try to echo any of them...I only get a blank line back.
: : : The documentation said to put them in .profile in
: /usr/oracle.
: : : Did so, but to no avail. Another suggested that I put them
in
: : : .bashrc. Did so...but I get errors on login as follows:
: : : /usr/oracle/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin/dbhome:
: : awk:command
: : : not found
: : : Cannot locate ORACLE_HOME
: : : ORACLE_HOME = [] ? \c
: : : {get a blank line here; I hit return}
: : : bash: sed: command not found
: : : The .bashrc file definitions I input are in the user
specific
: : : aliases and function section. The normal source global
: : : definitions follow that.
: : : Goodness, what am I doing wrong? Do I have to define any of
: the
: : : Oracle env. variables in the root .bashrc file? It doesn't
: seem
: : : from the documentation that it should be so convoluted.
: : : Any help (and explanation) is appreciated.
: : : craig
: /etc/profile is used for all login users. Local variables
should
: be placed under $HOME/.profile (ie users home directory),
though
: it works if /etc/profile is updated as it is system-wided.
: dbhome is created by root.sh after Oracle installation, and is
: used to setup the value of $ORACLE_SID. You can added
: ORACLE_SID=mysid onto the $HOME/.profile and ORACLE_ASK=NO to
: bypass the "ORACLE_HOME = [] ?". (remember to export them)
: Check if your $HOME is /usr/oracle; .profile must be placed
under
: $HOME.
: Kelvin
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