That is why each oracle home has its own oraInventory directory. I have 10 different instances across 2 machines. Each instance has its own user id and group.
There have been no problems at all with this setup for 8.1.7.4 and 9.2.0 Ron Thomas Hypercom, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Each new user of a new system uncovers a new class of bugs. -- Kernighan [EMAIL PROTECTED] edu To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: multiple oracle homes 02/07/2003 01:49 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L maybe multi-user oracle homes would be a problem for stuff that's in oracle base such as the inventory. during an install/upgrade this common data needs to be updated. i suppose i would work ok if u were careful with permissions, but it would be just one more thing to go wrong. thanks, steve Ray Stell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Re: multiple oracle homes 02/07/2003 01:19 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 07:54:24AM -0800, DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: > Ray - My 2 cents worth. Don't ever use another username besides Oracle. Had > a bad experience :-) Would you mind expanding on that, other people say the multiple userid idea works for them. They may be surprised one day, I can imagine. I can imagine blowing one's foot off the other way, also. Thanks. =============================================================== Ray Stell [EMAIL PROTECTED] (540) 231-4109 KE4TJC 28^D -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ray Stell INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ron Thomas INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).