Just a correction to my last post - I'm not a Linux admin, so not sure about this, but I think you may be able to use the Oracle-validated RPM on Red Hat too. In the MOS note, it says it's "useful for Linux system administrators preparing a RedHat / Oracle Enterprise Linux system". ________________________________ Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.