oracle9.2.0.1 install issue on AIX

[nyck]

I'm in the process of installing oracle9.2.0.1 server onto my AIX5.2 server and I'm having a very strange error message. I'm at the stage where its asking me to run a configuration script called root.sh, so I have cd'd to the area where I run this script and try to run it, but it keeps on failing with the following error message:-

/ora1/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.5/root.sh: test: Syntax error

Anyone got any ideas on this?

about two months ago I installed 9.2.0.7 on this particular server and had no issues what so ever!

 

[oradba101]

Hi, nyck

Are you running this with root-level permissions?

Regards,


William Chadbourne
Oracle DBA

 

[stefanhei]

And what shell are you using (echo $SHELL)? ksh usually works fine for oracle-installations.
You may turn on trace (in ksh) with

set -x

and find out what statement causes the trouble. I guess it's the check for logfile, which should be no problem if commented out (the entire block of course).

Stefan

 

[nyck]

Hello,

Yes i am trying to run this as the root user, the root user is using the ksh. I must of installed oracle about 20 times in the last 3 months or so and I have never seen this error before!

I will give this another go tomorrow using set -x and I will get back to you with the results!

 

[nyck]

I have just tried this install again and I'm still getting the same issue:-
# set -x
# ./root.sh
+ ./root.sh
./root.sh: test: Syntax error

I have also tried running this on another AIX5.2 server and I get the same problem, but it works fine on AIX5.3. The strange thing is that I have installed oracle 9.2.0.5 & 9.2.0.7 on our AIX5.2 servers before and did not have this issue!

 

[KenCunningham]

Can you post the line containing the test statement which is failing?

I don't mind people who aren't what they seem. I just wish they'd make their mind up.

 

[nyck]

This is the strange this as I have had a look through the root.sh file and cannot find anything that mentions test.

I think I'm going to log an oracle tar for this issue as it just does not make sense. If I can an answer on how to resolve this I will post it!

 

[KenCunningham]

The test may not necessarily use 'test' in it's construction.

I don't mind people who aren't what they seem. I just wish they'd make their mind up.

 

[KenCunningham]

Sorry, meant to put an example from one of our root.sh scripts:

if [ "x${LOG}" = "x" -o "${LOG}" = "" ]; then

The square brackets provide the 'test' condition.

I don't mind people who aren't what they seem. I just wish they'd make their mind up.

 

[nyck]

got it working!

I was able to run the script with the following syntax:-

. ./root.sh

All my other Oracle installs on HP & Sun work perfectly fine with ./root.sh

cheers for all the response on this annoying issue