Setup Tasks to Perform as the SYSTEM User
CD-ROM Pre-installation Requirements
3-17
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Create an OpenVMS Account to Own Oracle Software
■
Create an OpenVMS Account to Own the Apache Server
Create an OpenVMS Account to Own Oracle Software
The
oracle9
account is the OpenVMS user account that owns the Oracle9
i
software after installation
.
Run Oracle Universal Installer with this user account.
Use the
AUTHORIZE
utility to create an
oracle9
account with the following
properties:
Table 3–4
lists the properties of Oracle9
i
accounts.
Sites with multiple ORA_ROOT directories on one system may install Oracle
software with the same
oracle9
account, or separate accounts
.
Each
oracle9
account must have the same group UIC.
Create an OpenVMS Account to Own the Apache Server
The
Apache
account is an OpenVMS user account that owns the Apache server
after installation
.
If you use a default Apache configuration (one that listens to
ports lower than 1024, which are reserved to
System
), then Oracle Corporation
recommends, for security reasons, that a separate account owner be set up for
Apache
.
Configure the Apache server to assign ownership of listener and module
actions to this account. It is not necessary for the Apache user account to have
Table 3–4
Properties of the Oracle9i Account
Login Name
Any name, but this document refers to it as the
oracle9
account.
UIC
The group UIC number, which is greater than MAXSYSGROUP.
Home Directory Choose a home directory consistent with other user home
directories
.
The home directory of the
oracle9
account does
not
need to be the same as the ORA_ROOT directory.
Caution:
Use the
oracle9
account only for installing and
maintaining Oracle software
.
Never use it for purposes unrelated
to the Oracle9
i
server
.
Do not use
SYSTEM
as the
oracle9
account.
