Understanding the Oracle Inventory Directory and the Oracle Inventory Group
The Oracle Inventory directory is the central inventory location for all Oracle software installed on a server.
By default, the location of the Oracle Inventory directory is
C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory
.
When you install Oracle software on the system for the first time, Oracle
Universal Installer creates the directories for the Oracle central inventory and the
Oracle Inventory group, ORA_INSTALL
. The ORA_INSTALL
group contains all the Oracle Home Users for all Oracle homes on the server.
Whether you are performing the first installation of Oracle software on this
server, or are performing an installation of additional Oracle software on the server,
you do not need to create the Oracle central inventory or the
ORA_INSTALL
group; the Oracle Universal Installer creates them
automatically. You cannot change the name of the Oracle Inventory group - it is always
ORA_INSTALL
.
Parent topic: Creating Required Operating System Groups and Users