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sushmi 05-25-2007 02:09 AM

Login Problem in GUI terminal
 
I am using LINUX REDHAT 4

PROBLEM 1:
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Whenever I try to login using user defined user from GUI terminal, the linux hangs and I have to restart.
But the root user is working properly in the GUI terminal and I can login using GUI terminal.

I could not figure out what is the problem.

PROBLEM 2:
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As we know that if we don't define the /tmp on different partition, the space for this folder is allocated under the '/'. So, remembering this, I deleted the partition that I alloacated for /tmp. And the problem is that whenever I try to install new software/programs, it gives the error that it could not allocate /tmp.

For example: Whenever I try to install oracle, the error message appears as:

Error in writing to directory /tmp. Oracle Universal Installer needs you to have permission in this area to install. Installation cannot continue. Please make sure TEMP is set to a valid writable directory.:Permission denied
Starting Oracle Universal Installer....

No pre-requisite checks foung in prapram.ini, no system pre-requisite checks will be executed
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Tinkster 05-25-2007 02:26 AM

Hi,

And welcome to LQ!

1) Can you please clarify what you mean by "the GUI terminal"?

2) Where did you mount /tmp to instead? Just deleting it doesn't
solve the issue, it brings it forward ...


Cheers,
Tink

sushmi 05-25-2007 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkster
Hi,

And welcome to LQ!

1) Can you please clarify what you mean by "the GUI terminal"?

2) Where did you mount /tmp to instead? Just deleting it doesn't
solve the issue, it brings it forward ...


Cheers,
Tink

Here,

1. GUI terminal means the terminal that we get using CTRL+ALT+F7

2.After deleting the /tmp,i have not mounted it anywhere as i thought it would be mounted automatically. If the mount should be specified then please quote how to mount the /tmp.

Thanking you.

billymayday 05-25-2007 03:04 AM

Just a guess for (1), but do the home directories for the users you defined exist (ie /home/username)?

chrism01 05-25-2007 05:14 AM

Re 2: do you actually have a /tmp dir anywhere now?

Tinkster 05-25-2007 02:56 PM

And in addition to chrism01's post (I'm not going to remove my
/tmp to test this, but I guess it's feasible): I'd say that if
you don't have a /tmp any longer the oridinary users can't get
into their session because of this; and root can, because for
him the session manager can write the temp files ANYWHERE.

Recreate /tmp, mount it to a different partition if you're worried.
I can assure you that oracle *won't* install w/o it.


Cheers,
Tink

sushmi 05-25-2007 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinkster
And in addition to chrism01's post (I'm not going to remove my
/tmp to test this, but I guess it's feasible): I'd say that if
you don't have a /tmp any longer the oridinary users can't get
into their session because of this; and root can, because for
him the session manager can write the temp files ANYWHERE.

Recreate /tmp, mount it to a different partition if you're worried.
I can assure you that oracle *won't* install w/o it.


Cheers,
Tink


Thankyou very much...I will try for it.
But I have reinsatlled whole linux and the oracle again.
Still i will try after removing the /tmp and solve the problem.

Tinkster 05-25-2007 03:15 PM

*DON'T* remove /tmp. Without /tmp your system won't be
functional, and Oracle won't install.

Partition your HDD so /tmp has its own mountpoint, or,
if you *are* going to run an Oracle database, a separate
disk all together.


Cheers,
Tink

sushmi 05-29-2007 06:12 AM

thankyou very much.
your advice worked a lot and i am happy to solve out the problem i had for 3 complete days.


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