Hi, As a workaround put the following in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file: chown oracle:dba /dev/raw/raw* chmod 660 /dev/raw/raw* Cheers, Phil On 20/03/06, dba1 mcc <mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We have server use "raw" partition for ORACLE > database. O.S. is Redhat AS 4.2. The raw partitions > under /dev/raw/raw1, /dev/raw/raw2, .. after reboot, > it wil change owner from "oracle" to "root". > > Does anyone know how to fix it? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l