<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Oracle Database HOWTO</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html" REL=next> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents <HR> <H1>Oracle Database HOWTO</H1> <H2>Paul Haigh, <CODE>paul@nailed.demon.co.uk</CODE></H2>v1.2, 4 August 1998 <P><HR> <EM>A guide to installing and configuring the Oracle Database Server on a Linux system</EM> <HR> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html">Introduction</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.1">1.1 Version History</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.2">1.2 Copyright</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.3">1.3 Disclaimer</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.4">1.4 Aim of the HOWTO</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.5">1.5 Requirements</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.6">1.6 News From Oracle Corporation</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-2.html">Installing the Oracle Software</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.1">2.1 Server Preparation</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.2">2.2 Installing from CDROM</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.3">2.3 Post Installation Tasks</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-3.html">Creating a Database</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1">3.1 Create the Initialisation File</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.2">3.2 Creating the Database Install Script</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.3">3.3 Running the Database Installation Script</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.4">3.4 Starting the Database</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.5">3.5 Stopping the Database</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.6">3.6 Create a Default User</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-4.html">Configuring SQL*Net on the Server</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.1">4.1 <CODE>tnsnames.ora</CODE></A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.2">4.2 <CODE>listener.ora</CODE></A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.3">4.3 <CODE>sqlnet.ora</CODE></A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.4">4.4 Starting and Stopping the Listeners </A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-5.html">Client Configuration</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.1">5.1 Windows Clients</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.2">5.2 Unix Clients</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-6.html">Automatic Startup and Shutdown</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.1">6.1 <CODE>dbstart</CODE> & <CODE>dbstop</CODE></A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.2">6.2 <CODE>init.d</CODE> & <CODE>rc.d</CODE></A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-7.html">Other Bits</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.1">7.1 Intelligent Agent</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc8">8.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-8.html">Troubleshooting</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.1">8.1 I cannot create a database when using Oracle 7.2.x.</A> <LI><A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.2">8.2 I'm getting segmentation faults in <CODE>svrmgrl</CODE> under version 7.3.4.x.</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc9">9.</A> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-9.html">Credits</A></H2> <HR> <A HREF="Oracle-7-HOWTO-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents </BODY> </HTML>