Installation Problems and Solutions
F-2 Oracle Application Server Installation Guide
2.
Remove the failed installation by following the steps in Appendix D,
"Deinstallation and Reinstallation".
3. Correct the issue that caused the error.
4. Restart the installation.
F.3 Installation Problems and Solutions
This section describes common installation problems and solutions:
■ Section F.3.1, "Location of Log Files"
■ Section F.3.2, "Linking Failed, ORA Errors"
■ Section F.3.3, "Prerequisite Checks Fail at the Start of Installation"
■ Section F.3.4, "Message About Installing in a Non-Empty Directory"
■ Section F.3.5, "Messages About SHMMAX and SEMMSL"
■ Section F.3.6, "Installer Disappears After Running the Pre-Installation Checks"
■ Section F.3.7, "Unable to Clean Up a Failed Installation"
■ Section F.3.8, "Forgot the Password for the cn=orcladmin Account"
■ Section F.3.9, "cn=orcladmin Account Becomes Locked"
■ Section F.3.10, "User Interface Does Not Display in the Desired Language, or Does
Not Display Properly"
■ Section F.3.11, "Installer Does Not Display Correct Database Name for OracleAS
Metadata Repository"
■ Section F.3.12, "Configuration Assistant Failures - General"
■ Section F.3.13, "OracleAS Randomize Password Configuration Assistant Failures"
■ Section F.3.14, "Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) Failures"
■ Section F.3.15, "Harmless Error Message from Database Configuration Assistant
(DBCA)"
■ Section F.3.16, "OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start HTTP Server Failures"
■ Section F.3.17, "OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start DAS Instance Failures"
■ Section F.3.18, "OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start OCA Failures"
■ Section F.3.19, "WARNING: DCM service may not be available at this time"
■ Section F.3.20, "OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)- Cluster Configuration
Assistant Fails"
■ Section F.3.21, "OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) - Installation Fails on
Second Oracle Internet Directory Node"
■ Section F.3.22, "OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) - Installation Fails on
Second Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On
Node"
F.3.1 Location of Log Files
There are two sets of log files:
■ The installer writes the following log files:
