i'm a relative newbie, if this isn't the right place, let me know. GOAL: get the HTTP server (the one required for oracle workflow) installed. SITUATION: sun E450 test box. solaris 10. enough memory, disk. the database 10.1.0.2.0 has been installed, seemed just fine. this combination of software is in the certify matrix--whatever it's called. i DID change those two PROCESSES values that workflow mentions. all well. the database is running. what else do i need to have running? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- unsetenv ORACLE_SID unsetenv ORACLE_HOME run the installer. (i saved my answers, just in case anyone wants to see them.) i give it a new oracle home and empty directory. here's what it says: ================================================================================ Output generated from configuration assistant "Starting HTTP Server": opmnctl: starting opmn and all managed processes... ================================================================================ opmn id=depdb:6200 0 of 1 processes started. ias-instance id=standalone ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ias-component/process-type/process-set: HTTP_Server/HTTP_Server/HTTP_Server Error --> Process (pid=8896) failed to start a managed process after the maximum retry limit Log: /VOLUMES/dbsw/app/httpg/product/10.1.0.2.0/opmn/logs/HTTP_Server~1 Configuration assistant "Starting HTTP Server" failed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- that file says: -------- 05/11/22 18:09:28 Start process -------- /VOLUMES/dbsw/app/httpg/product/10.1.0.2.0/Apache/Apache/bin/apachectl start: ex ecing httpd -------- 05/11/22 18:09:34 Start process -------- /VOLUMES/dbsw/app/httpg/product/10.1.0.2.0/Apache/Apache/bin/apachectl start: ex ecing httpd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- in directory: oraInventory/logs -rw-rw-r-- 1 oraclmis oinstall 0 Nov 22 18:05 oraInstall2005-11-22_06-05-02PM.out -rw-rw-r-- 1 oraclmis oinstall 0 Nov 22 18:05 oraInstall2005-11-22_06-05-02PM.err -rw-r----- 1 oraclmis oinstall 908128 Nov 22 18:13 installActions2005-11-22_06-05-02PM.log and i know nobody wants to see that log file. the last bit of that log file seems merely to repeat what the other stuff told me. any help? thx. j. -- Jay Scott 512-835-3553 gl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Head of Sun Support, Sr. Operating Systems Specialist Applied Research Labs, Computer Science Div. S224 University of Texas at Austin -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l