I am still battling this problem
install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't load '/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/DBD/Oracle/ Oracle.so' for module DBD::Oracle: /usr/lib/oracle/11.2/client/lib/libocci.so.11.1: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/DynaLoader.pm line 230. at (eval 3) line 3 Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 3. Perhaps a required shared library or dll isn't installed where expected My question now is: where/how does perl pick up the directory /usr/lib/oracle/11.2/client/lib in the above error? I have my Oracle Home set to a 10.2 directory as well as my LD_LIBRARY_PATH echo $ORACLE_HOME /usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client [r...@actjcmysql dba]# echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib [r...@actjcmysql dba]# Thanks in advance for your help Pam Wampler