Error message with install of Oracle 9.2 on Mandrake Linux 9.0

Question

Hi,
I hope somebody can help with this. I'm getting an error message during the installation for oracle 9.2 on mandrake linux 9. An error get thrown saying the IP address of a host cannot be determined.
Here is what is in the log:
*** Database Configuration Page***
TitleLabel = Database Configuration
Prompt = Select a database suited to your needs.
ConfigList = General Purpose,Installs a pre-configured database optimized for general purpose usage,Transaction Processing,Installs a pre-configured database optimized for transaction processing,Data Warehouse,Installs a pre-configured database optimized for data warehousing,Customized,Allows you to create a customized database. This option takes longer than the pre-configured options,Software Only,Installs software only and does not create a database at this time,
Selection = s_cfgtyperet = General Purpose
Setting value of s_dbcaProgressOnly to -progress_only
Setting value of b_autoStartApache to true
Setting value of b_launchNETCA to true
Calling query netQueries2.2.0.7.0 getHostIPAddress
Query Exception: UnknownHostException
Query Exception Class: class oracle.sysman.oii.oiil.OiilQueryException
Anyone know how to resolve this error and whether or not it is very critical to the oracle installation?
Cheers
Johnny

Answer 1

Hi johnny,
You should first check the hosts file to see if the correct hostname and the IP address are shown. You can also check if the "hostname" command returns the correct result. If everything looks good so far, then next check if command "nslookup" returns the correct IP address. If the nslookup <hostname> command returns error, you will need to talk to the Domain Name Server (DNS) administrator to correct this network configuration problem.
Yogi