Actually, on my original install, it went one level up from ORACLE_HOME - e.g, ORACLE_HOME was /dsk001/app/oracle/product/8.1.7; the OraInventory,oui,jre went into /dsk001/app/oracle/product - one level up. Since that's where I tarred/untarred to on the new machine, I should have the installer info - at least it appears there. All seems to work fine. I'll keep an eye out when/if patching! Much and Many thanks for all the responses, I'll sleep easier. Ed Maurer. > -----Original Message----- > From: Lord, David - C&S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:45 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Unix Client Install > > > But it is stored, by default, under the oracle account's home > directory > (together with the OUI and jre). I haven't tried it, but > maybe you could > copy those as well? I would guess that the paths to all of > these bits would > have to be the same on both machines. > > YMMV > David Lord > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: 09 August 2001 02:56 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > It will allow you to run Oracle, but you won't be able > to upgrade it later. There some "orainventory" directory > where OUI keeps track of what it has installed on this > system. This folder is NOT stored in or under ORACLE_HOME > > HTH & YYMV! > > Ed Maurer wrote: > > > Given virtually identical Unix machines (i.e., > > same kernel and patch sets,) is there any reason NOT > > to take the cowards way out and use a tar file of > > $ORACLE_HOME from the first client only install > > (from CD with X-win client) to install to another > > machine? My original install CD has 'walked'; I > > could download and cpio ... or wait 3 days for > > support to get me new CD's. Why shouldn't I use > > the working installation as a base? Are there any > > machine specific actions taken by the installer > > besides obvious tnsnames if you use the installation > > gui) for client installations ? > > > > TIA > > Ed Maurer > > Acquirex > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Ed Maurer > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / > Mailing Lists > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Charlie Mengler > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Lord, David - C&S > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ed Maurer INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).