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Setting administrative permissions

To allow database administrators to administer a database using SF Oracle RAC, you must change permission settings. During SF Oracle RAC installation, you are asked if you want to allow database administrators access. If you did not change permissions installation, you can do so at a later time.

The default settings at installation time for the /opt/VRTSdbed directory allow only the root login to access the directory.

 To enable access for users other than root

1. To enable the user "oracle" access to the /opt/VRTSdbed directory, use the chown and chmod commands, as follows:

   # chown oracle /opt/VRTSdbed

   # chmod 500 /opt/VRTSdbed

2. To allow users in the group "dba" access to the /opt/VRTSdbed directory, use the chgrp and chmod commands, as follows:

   # chgrp dba /opt/VRTSdbed

   # chmod 550 /opt/VRTSdbed