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We have just moved the database to a larger SUN box. We have many shell scripts that had the line:
date +%c%m%d
to display and then grep date and time from it. It should look like:
Thu Apr 25 15:20:55 20020425
But on the new machine, it will be like:
/export/home/oracle>date +%c%m%d
Thu 25 Apr 2002 03:18:15 PM EDT0425
The strange part is that if I do su to switch to root, and do the same thing, it will display:
:/export/home/oracle>su
Password:
# id
uid=0(root) gid=1(other)
# date +%c%m%d
Thu 25 Apr 2002 04:10:51 PM EDT0425BUT, if I do su - to root, I will get:
:/export/home/oracle>su -
Password:
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic February 2000
# id
uid=0(root) gid=1(other)
# date +%c%m%d
Thu Apr 25 16:09:56 20020425
which is the correct form we need.
Could anyone suggest how I can get the display for oracle user the way we want?
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su -
is switch user with that user's .profile
just su is
switch user with current user's profie.
u may want to check the Oracle user's .profie and set it accordinly ( may be the shell reference is the problem here ).
Thanx
Jr.
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Thanks for the reply. I know the difference between su and su -. We are using the same .profile as on the old machine. Could you elaborate a little more on shell reference? Thanks!
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Type 'ps' to check the shell you are using.
Can also have a look in /etc/passwd for the shell you are using DO NOT modify this file.
change shells by typing ksh, sh, csh - for kourne, bourne, cshell based on what root uses and then retype command.
check roots. profile in /.profile
may have a variable set which oracle does not have set.
