very good morning Norman, yes Ram and Norman, what Norman is saying might be the case..and that may result into hanging of rman.. Sorry I do not have suselinux and I found two three links stating the similar issues, http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/37473/2/ http://blog.vishalgupta.com/2011/06/22/oracle-rman-command-prompt-hang/ http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10gOnSUSE.shtml (10g linux error problems at the end of doc last error) thanks...subodh On 12 October 2011 15:48, Dunbar, Norman (Capgemini) < norman.dunbar.capgemini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Morning Subdoh, > > >> I do not think rman has to do with /usr/X11R6/bin directory, > >> I believe X11R6 is related to xwindows server. > This is correct, but on an HPUX server, there is no rman under X11. On a > SLES Linux server, I see the following (immediately after login): > > oracle@moorland:~> id > uid=1002(oracle) gid=1000(oinstall) groups=1000(oinstall),1003(dba) > oracle@moorland:~> whereis rman > rman: /usr/X11R6/bin/rman /usr/bin/X11/rman /usr/X11/bin/rman > > So, there *is* an rman executable under X11. The PATH on this box, after > calling oraenv is: > > oracle@moorland:~> echo $PATH > > /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin:/opt/oracle/product/ > 10.2.0.3/db_1/bin > > So, X11 is higher up the PATH than Oracle. Result, rman executes from X11 > and not from Oracle Home, and hangs as reported by the OP. adding the '-h' > switch gives this: > > oracle@moorland:~> /rman -h > rman > [-f <ASCII|roff|TkMan|Tk|Sections|HTML|XML|MIME|LaTeX|LaTeX2e|RTF|pod>] > [-S(ource of man page passed in)] [-F(ormatted man page passed in)] > [-r <man reference printf string>] [-l <title printf string>] > [-V(olume) <colon-separated list>] [-U(RLs as hyperlinks)] > [-b (show subsections)] [-k(eep head/foot)] > [-n(ame of man page) <string>] [-s(ection) <string>] > [-p(aragraph mode toggle)] [-t(abstops spacing) <number>] > [-N(ormalize spacing, changebars)] [-y (zap hyphens toggle)] > [-K (declare that page has no breaks)] > [-d(iff) <file> (diff of old page source to incorporate)] > [-M(essage) <text> (included verbatim at end of Name section)] > [-R(ebus words for TkMan)] [-C (enable Tcl/Tk formatting)] > [-o (no op)] [-O <arg> (no op with arg)] > [-q(uiet--don't report warnings)] [-h(elp)] [-v(ersion)] > [<filename>] > > None of which is anything to do with Oracle. > > Setting an alias works: > > oracle@moorland:~> alias rman='${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/rman' > oracle@moorland:~> alias > ... > alias rman='${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/rman' > ... > > And, it can now be run: > > oracle@moorland:~> rman > > Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Wed Oct 12 11:17:30 > 2011 > Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. > RMAN> > > HTH > > Cheers, > Norm. > > Norman Dunbar > Contract Senior Oracle DBA > Capgemini Database Build Team > Internal : 7 28 2051 > External : 0113 231 2051 > > Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally > privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the > sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. > > We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should > still check any attachment before opening it. > We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to > under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. > Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency > address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, > for business purposes. > > If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our > terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find > out more about the Environment Agency at www.environment-agency.gov.uk > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- ============================================= TRUTH WINS AT LAST, DO NOT FORGET TO SMILE TODAY ============================================= -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l