Hello Jeff,

This is the kind of feedback that I realy appreciate. I have reinstalled the software 4 times now, with the same problem occuring. BY posting these error messages on the web, I am trying to get a handle as to what I am doing wrong or missing during the installation process.

I am also well aware that Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 (WS) might not support an Oracle 9i Database INstallation. This is what I want to get to the bottom of.
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1) Also, since I already downloaded 9.2.0.4, how about if I would reinstall that under the oracle user and then apply PatchSet 9.2.0.5, would that be the same thing ?

It is little questions like that that I can't find in the installation guide or on Metalink and that other experienced DBA can assists me with.

2) Also, when you mention that I did not install the correct libraries so the compile is not done properly. I just followed the step-by-step requirements for the installation. I basically installed Oracle 9.2.0.4, and made sure that the jdk-1.3.1.09.i586.rpm (from Red Hat) was installed together with all other RPMs. So how could I not have the right libraries ?

PT