1. Database Installation Guide
  2. Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Database
  3. Creating Required Operating System Groups and Users
  4. Operating System Groups and Users for Job Role Separation
  5. Oracle Software Owner for Each Oracle Software Product

Oracle Software Owner for Each Oracle Software Product

You can create a single user (for example, oracle) to own both Oracle Database, and Oracle Restart installations.

However, Oracle recommends that you create one software owner to own each Oracle software installation (typically, oracle, for the database software and grid for the Oracle Restart owner user).

You must create at least one software owner the first time you install Oracle software on the system.

Note:

In Oracle documentation, a user created to own only Oracle Grid Infrastructure software installations is called the grid user. A user created to own either all Oracle installations, or only Oracle database installations, is called the oracle user.

Parent topic: Operating System Groups and Users for Job Role Separation