I have ALWAYS used a local box admin account for installing and maintining Oracle software in both NT and W2k. Brad O.
-----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:39 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Joe, You can certainly use the doamin account; we do it all the time. I am not sure why the TAR said this - but I can take a guess - generally the domain users are not privileged enough. Oracle recommends using the Administrator account to install anything for that reason. HTH. Arup Nanda ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:04 AM > During a recent tar I was told by an Oracle tech that Oracle windows > installs done by a domain user (versus local user) would not be > supported by Oracle. We used the domain acct (which is also an > administrator on the machine)so that it could see the tns_admin > directory on the network. We have not had any problems with the software > as a result. The box is w2k, Oracle 8.1.7.4. > > Do most people use local accts? Are there any other reasons for > using/not using a domain acct? > > Thanks. > Joe > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Joe Armstrong-Champ > 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: Arup Nanda 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: Odland, Brad 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).
