Setting File Permissions

Oracle Universal Installer, Oracle Database Configuration Assistant, and Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant set file permissions when you install or upgrade Oracle Database software.

• About Default File Permissions Set by Oracle Universal Installer
  During Oracle Database installation, by default Oracle Universal Installer installs software in the ORACLE_HOME directory.
• About File Permissions Set by Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
  During Oracle Database configuration, Oracle Database Configuration Assistant installs files and directories in the following default locations, where database_name is the database name or SID.
• About File Permissions Set by Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant
  When an earlier version of the database is upgraded to Oracle Database 21c, Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant installs software in the following directories, where database_name is the database name or SID.
• About Setting Permissions for Oracle Wallets
  When an Oracle Wallet is created in the file system, the user creating the wallet is granted access to the wallet by wallet creation tools.
• About Setting File System ACLs Manually
  As Oracle Database services now run under a standard Windows User Account, a file might not be accessible by Oracle Database services unless the file system Access Control Lists (ACLs) grant access to the file.