Oracle8i Client Installation Guide
Release 2 (8.1.6) for Windows

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Post-installation Configuration Tasks

This chapter identifies post-installation configuration tasks. Where appropriate, this chapter references other guides for procedures on performing these configuration tasks.

Specific topics discussed are:

Setting NTFS File System and Windows NT Registry Permissions

Oracle Corporation recommends that you configure Oracle8i database files, directories, and registry settings to allow only authorized database administrators (DBAs) to have full control. The following topics describe how to perform these tasks if your Oracle8i database is installed on Windows NT:

NTFS File System Security

The Oracle8i database uses files to store database data, backup data, log information, and so on. To do this, the Oracle8i database process runs under a security account. This security account (the Windows NT LocalSystem account called SYSTEM) includes the ability to create and access these files. The security account is assigned to the service that the Oracle8i database uses (in the Control Panel). This account requires full file system permissions to create, read, write, delete, and execute files.

To ensure that only authorized users have full file system permissions:

  1. Go into Windows NT Explorer.

  2. Right-click Oracle8 database files (in the ORACLE_BASE\ORADATA\DB_NAME directory), executables and dynamic link libraries (in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\BIN directory), and directories.

  3. Select Properties from the menu that appears.

  4. Adjust the file and directory permissions to ensure that:

Windows NT Registry Security

Oracle Corporation recommends that you remove write permissions from users who are not Oracle8i DBAs or system administrators in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE of the Windows NT registry.

To remove write permissions:

  1. Open the registry.

  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE.

  3. Select Permissions from the Security main menu.

    The Registry Key Permissions dialog box appears.

  4. Remove write permissions from any users who are not Oracle8i DBAs or system administrators. Note that the SYSTEM account must have Full Control, since this is the account with which the Oracle8i database runs.

  5. Ensure that user accounts that must run Oracle applications have read privileges.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Exit the registry.

Configuring Additional Components

Some individual components require post-installation configuration tasks. Review the following table for configuration requirements and see the sections or documents referenced for specific configuration procedures:

Component  Description  See Also... 

Net8 network software  

Net8 Configuration Assistant is a tool that assists you in configuring your Oracle network.

If you installed Net8 Client, Net8 Configuration Assistant automatically started at the end of installation to guide you through network configuration.

You can also configure your Oracle network after installation with the Net8 Configuration Assistant and Net8 Assistant tools. 

 

Oracle Advanced Security 

Authentication, encryption, integrity support, and enterprise user security require configuration before using. 

Oracle Advanced Security Administrator's Guide 

Oracle Enterprise Manager 

You must perform additional configuration tasks, such as discovering services to manage from the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console, setting up administrator preferred credentials, configuring enhanced notification, and so on. 

Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Guide  

Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server  

Configuration must be performed manually. In addition, you must install Microsoft Transaction Server. 

 

Pro*COBOL 

Pro*COBOL supports specific compilers. 

Pro*COBOL Precompiler Getting Started for Windows 

SQL*Plus help file 

If you want to use online help with SQL*Plus, you must populate the SQL*Plus tables with help files.  

SQL*Plus Getting Started for Windows 


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