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Old 09-11-2012, 05:31 AM   #1
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su:warning: cannot change directory to home/orausr: No such file or directory


Hi,
I am trying to install Oracle 11.2 database in linux 64 bit.Getting issues while creating oracle user. Please find the following steps.

1. Creating oracle user to install oracle
# /usr/sbin/useradd -m -g oinstall -G dba orausr
useradd: cannot create a directory home/orausr

2. service autofs stop - is it right to stop this service

3. removed the user and created again the user freshly
# /usr/sbin/useradd -m -g oinstall -G dba orausr - no error/warning

4. service autofs start

5. sudo su - orausr
su:warning: cannot change directory to home/orausr: No such file or directory

Please let me know where i am doing wrong.

thanks,
cdhar
 
Old 09-11-2012, 05:38 AM   #2
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1. stop autofs

2. login as orauser and
Code:
pwd

# using a lowercase L as the option
ls -l

ls -l /home
It sounds like the autofs mount is mounting 'over' the local mount and the definition is wrong; it should be saying '/home/orauser'; note the leading '/', which is missing in the error msgs you show.
 
Old 09-11-2012, 05:48 AM   #3
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thanks for the reply. its my mistake, I missed the complete message.

su:warning: cannot change directory to /home/orausr: No such file or directory.

I tried this, getting sudo not found.

1. service autofs stop
2. sudo su - orausr
-ksh: sudo: not found (No such file or directory)
 
Old 09-11-2012, 06:07 AM   #4
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Restarted the machine. Now autofs is in running mode. So I tried this as you specified.

$ sudo su - orausr
Password:
su: warning: cannot change directory to /home/orausr: No such file or directory
-bash-3.2$ ls -l /home
total 4
drwxr-xr-x+ 28 cdhar dba 39 Aug 16 04:27 cdhar


thanks,
cdhar
 
Old 09-11-2012, 06:17 AM   #5
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Well, there you are, the home dir isn't there; check the /etc/passwd file.

Try it after stopping autofs.
Also, no need for sudo at all if you know the orauser passwd, just
Code:
su - orauser
and provide passwd if asked; if you're already root, you don't need passwd..
 
  


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