Hi Guyz, Its 64-bit SunOS 5.8 sparc, I'm installing Oracle 9.2 client. Everything goes well during the installing phase of the installation but during linking phase, I'm getting the following error as extracted from the logfile: Install logfile: ========== Exception thrown from action: make Exception Name: MakefileException Exception String: Error in invoking target install of makefile /usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6/sqlplus/lib/ins_sqlplus.mk Exception Severity: 1 Exception thrown from action: make Exception Name: MakefileException Exception String: Error in invoking target install of makefile /usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6/network/lib/ins_net_client.mk Exception Severity: 1 Make.log ======= ld: fatal: library -lclntsh: not found ld: fatal: library -lm: not found ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to sqlplus *** Error code 1 make: Fatal error: Command faileld: fatal: library -lclntsh: not found ld: fatal: library -lm: not found ld: fatal: library -lm: not found ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to trcroute make: Fatal error: *** Error code 1 Command failed for target `trcroute'd for target `sqlplus' /usr/ccs/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk client_sharedlib ORACLE_HOME=/usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6 /usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6/bin/genclntsh ld: fatal: library -lm: not found ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to /usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6/lib/libclntsh.so.9.0 --------------------------------- When the Oracle Net manager pops up, the tns entries are defined and tested successfully. I uninstalled/removed everything, changed the media, selected different options but the error remains same. The related environmental variables are as follows: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2. 0.6/lib LIBPATH=/opt/CA/UnicenterSoftwareDelivery/usd/lib:/opt/CA/SharedComponen ts/lib PATH=/usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6/bin:/usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2 .0.6/Apache/Apache/bin:/usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6/OPatch:/usr/loc al/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/lib:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr /ccs/bin:/usr/sadm/admin TNS_ADMIN=/usr/vendor/oracle/client/9.2.0.6/network/admin Now if I run sqlplus, I get the error: ld.so.1: sqlplus: fatal: libclntsh.so.9.0: open failed: No such file or directory Killed If I run tnsping , I get the error : ld.so.1: tnsping: fatal: libclntsh.so.9.0: open failed: No such file or directory Killed Can someone please point out where am I doing wrong or wut is missing here? Thanks a lot! Appreciate your suggestion. Khan