Re: Error while running export backup shell script

2003-03-22 Thread Charles Hart
I am not sure if you got a answer to your question. I read a few answers and they looked like they were pointing you in wrong direction. The file mknod should be executable by everyone of the system as a defualt. The problem with mknod is that it is located in the /usr/sbin directory. This

RE: Error while running export backup shell script

2003-03-21 Thread Hemant K Chitale
riginal Message- > From: Hemant K Chitale [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 3:39 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Error while running export backup shell script > > > The "mknod" command isn't in the path.

Re: Error while running export backup shell script

2003-03-21 Thread Hemant K Chitale
The "mknod" command isn't in the path. Either setup the path in the script or explicitly specify the path. I don't think that the ORACLE_HOME is getting set correctly in your derive_oracle_paths function. Check the oratab file. Hemant --- "Krishnaswamy, Ranganath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: Error while running export backup shell script

2003-03-21 Thread Rukmini Devi N
Hi Ranganath, I think you must be executing this script from oracle user. It seems you do not have execute permissions on mknod command. Ask your sysadmin to give access to that command. or run this script from root user by exporting the ORACLE_SID & ORACLE_HOME. rukmini -

Re: Error while running export backup shell script

2003-03-21 Thread Darrell Landrum
Hi, Looks like one or more environment issues. First, make sure that mknod is in your path or go ahead and enter the full path to it in the script ( /usr/sbin/mknod on my local HP system, looks like you might be on Sun, though ). Next, make sure your export command is all on one line. Instead o