Oracle 10.2.0.1 client install during SLES10 AutoYast post-install

Question

Hello all,
I'm stumped and could use a little help. I'm attempting to use the silent install method for the 10.2.0.1 Oracle client on a SLES10 SP2 via autoyast post install scripts. The script runs just fine if I use it to install after SLES10 has been completely installed. At first I suspected and environment issue, but I've doubled checked against the env during autoyast and post install completion env. Not sure what to check next, I've tried searching for minimum environment requirements for OUI, but found nothing.
silentInstall2010-05-01_10-00-43AM.log reports:
** Error Dialog: OUI-10151:There was an error while loading library: areasQueries ***
User Selected: S&top installation of this component only.
java.io.IOException: No such file or directory
This silent installation was unsuccessful.
It was "generalQueries" until I added an ldconfig command in the script thinking something was wrong with the gcc env.
Here is the script I'm using...
#!/bin/bash
BASEDIR=/installsvr/repos
TMPDIR=/tmp/oracle_install
HASORACLE=`grep $1 /etc/passwd`
HASOINSTALL=`grep $2 /etc/group`
if [ -z $HASORACLE ]
then
echo "Could not find an $1 account!"
exit 1
fi
if [ -z $HASOINSTALL ]
then
echo "Could not find an $2 group!"
exit 1
fi
if [ ! -f $BASEDIR/$3 ]
then
echo "Could not find file: $BASEDIR/$3"
exit 1
fi
if [ ! -f $BASEDIR/$4 ]
then
echo "Could not find file: $BASEDIR/$4"
exit 1
fi
FILENAME=`basename $3`
# Setup install directories
if [ ! -d /u01/app/oracle ]
then
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle
chown -R $1.$2 /u01
chmod -R 775 /u01
fi
# Copy the install source
# to a temp dir.
su - $1 -c "mkdir $TMPDIR;cp $BASEDIR/$3 $TMPDIR/.;cd $TMPDIR;unzip $FILENAME >/dev/null 2>&1;rm -f $FILENAME"
# Find the location of the "runInstaller"
# and kickoff the command
RUNINSTALLER=`find $TMPDIR -name runInstaller | head -1`
RUNINSTALLERDIR=`dirname $RUNINSTALLER`
if [ ! -d $RUNINSTALLERDIR ]
then
echo "Could not find directory: $RUNINSTALLERDIR"
exit 1
fi
# Setup ldconfig prior to install run
ldconfig
su - $1 -c "TERM=xterm;cd $RUNINSTALLERDIR;./runInstaller -ignoreSysPrereqs -silent -responseFile $BASEDIR/$4"
# Run a loop and wait for the
# installer process to finish
PROC=`ps -ef | grep "\-ignoreSysPrereqs \-silent \-responseFile" | awk '{print $2}'`
while [ ! -z $PROC ]
do
echo "...waiting for oracle installer to finish..."
sleep 5
PROC=`ps -ef | grep "\-ignoreSysPrereqs \-silent \-responseFile" | awk '{print $2}'`
done
# Grace Period
sleep 5
# Cleanup
rm -rf $TMPDIR
# Finish
echo "...running orainstRoot.sh"
/u01/app/oracle/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh
echo "...running root.sh"
echo "" | /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/client/root.sh
Thanks in advance,
Chris

Answer 1

Found the issue...it was in the script. Evidently, the process checker only worked after the OS install had completed and the script was run manually. I changed that section to...
PROC=`ps -ef | grep ^$1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}'`
while [ ! -z "$PROC" ]
do
echo "-- installOracle.sh: waiting for oracle installer to finish --"
sleep 5
PROC=`ps -ef | grep ^$1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}'`
done
...and all is well.
- Chris