One of the tasks I am performing quite regularly is to deploy Oracle software in form of an RPM. In a previous post I described how this proces could work, based on a post by Frits Hoogland.
Employing the same method, I ran into problems with Oracle 11.2.0.x clients. A few facts to start with:
- Oracle 11.2.0.3 client 64bit
- Golden image created on Oracel Linux 5
- Destination: SuSE Enterprise 10 SP4
The problem described here is most likely applicable to other Oracle clients as well although I haven’t verified that.
The problem
After the clone of the client to the SuSE server I couldn’t start SQL*Plus. Fair enough, I hadn’t set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH. After that I still couldn’t launch sqlplus because of a segmention fault. So if the clone wants to play it difficult, then I can always try to relink it all. But to my great astonishment that didn’t solve the problem either! Still same error.
The relink operation writes information into a logfile, called $ORACLE_HOME/install/relink.log. Please note that this isn’t the RDBMS home, when referring to ORACLE_HOME in this article I specifically speak of the client home!
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