Environment Variables Missing

Hi,
For some reason, all of my environment variables are missing - i.e. I have to manually set $ORACLE_HOME, $ORACLE_SID, $ORACLE_BASE, $AD_TOP etc each time i use the environment. is there any way to fix this?

Hi;
What is your EBS and OS?
Run auotoconfig on both tier(first db than apps) It will create env file for you
Regard
Helios

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Originally Posted by DE
I would like to be able to set an environment variable as an action in bundles
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action that will accomplish permanently setting an environment variable.
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accessible to the system, and use Run Script. The drawback is that this
requires placing an extra little command file somewhere accessible to every
system that runs the bundle.
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requiring a "refresh" action to somehow make the system see the variable value
right away.
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|/etc/zshenv | A | A | A |
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|/etc/zshrc | E | C | |
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+----------------+-----------+-----------+------+
|~/.zlogin | H | | |
+----------------+-----------+-----------+------+
| | | | |
+----------------+-----------+-----------+------+
| | | | |
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|~/.zlogout | I | | |
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jasonwryan wrote:This has been opened and closed several times on the bugtracker: it's worth reading the various conversations there to get the context and what people do, including me, to work around or within this setup.
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