Editing a Response File Template

Oracle provides response file templates for each product and the installation type, and for each configuration tool. These files are located in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\assistants directory, and the database\response directory on the Oracle Database installation media.

Note:

If you copied the software to a hard disk, the response files are located in the stage_area\database\response directory.

All response file templates contain comment entries, sample formats, examples, and other useful instructions. Read the response file instructions to understand how to specify values for the response file variables, so that you can customize your installation.

The following table lists the available sample response files:

Table B-2 Response Files

Response File Name	Description
client_install.rsp	Oracle Database Client installation
netca.rsp	Silent installation of Oracle Net Configuration Assistant

Caution:

When you modify a response file template and save a file for use, the response file may contain plain text passwords. Ownership of the response file must be given to the Oracle software installation owner only. Oracle strongly recommends that database administrators or other administrators delete or secure response files when they are not in use.

To copy and modify a response file:

1. Copy the appropriate response files from the client\response directory on the Oracle Database media to your hard drive.
2. Modify the response files with a text file editor.
3. Run the response file by following the instructions in the “Running Oracle Universal Installer Using the Response file” section.