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d. Connect to the Oracle database using the sqlplus binary.
e. The Oracle OS-authenticated account will be removed for Oracle database.
f. If the option was chosen to store results in a local directory, the job status (success or failure)
will be returned here.
1 After the Oracle OS-authenticated account is removed, VCM will not be able to collect Oracle data unless
an account is recreated.
Permissions for Oracle Collection User Account on Oracle 10g
For Oracle 10g installations, permissions are set by default to prevent users who are not part of the Oracle
DBA Group from accessing and executing files in the Oracle Home directory. Because the Oracle Collection
User account typically does not belong to the Oracle DBA Group, problems may arise when executing
SQL*Plus using the Oracle Collection User account.
Consequently, if this account does not have access to the necessary directories and files in Oracle Home to
execute SQL*Plus, Oracle - Management View data will not be collected. Therefore, you must ensure that
the Oracle Collection User account that is created has appropriate access to the required binaries.
For the Oracle Collection User account to execute SQL*Plus, you must grant Oracle directories read/read-
execute permission grant Oracle directories read/read-execute permission.
Grant Permission to the Oracle Collection User Account to Execute SQL*Plus
The following Oracle directories must be granted permission:
chmod o+rx <top level oracle install> (for example, /opt/oracle, /oracle, etc.)
- repeat for every directory level from the top level install down to
$ORACLE_HOME
- Example: If the top level is /oracle, and $ORACLE_HOME is
/oracle/app/product/10.20.0/db_1, then:
chmod o+rx /oracle/app
chmod o+rx /oracle/app/product
chmod o+rx /oracle/app/product/10.20.0
chmod o+rx /oracle/app/product/10.20.0/db_1
- Continue, after verifying the $ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set:
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/jdbc
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/jdbc/lib
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/ldap
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/ldap/mesg
chmod o+r $ORACLE_HOME/ldap/mesg/*
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/network
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/sqlplus
chmod o+rx $ORACLE_HOME/sqlplus/mesg
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