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Insufficient privileges error while installing Oracle DBCA under Linux

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When installing Oracle 9 on Linux, you may receive the following error during installation:

“you do not have sufficient privileges to write to the specified path Database Configuration Assistant 9.2.0.1.0…”

The problem usually happens when you forget to set the $ORACLE_BASE (not to be confused with $ORACLE_HOME) environment variable prior to initiating the OUI installation.

You want to place such variables in the .bash_profile file located under the oracle user home directory (usually /home/oracle).

If you still get this error even after you have set $ORACLE_BASE (you did remember to you a “-” when SUing to the oracle user, right? su - oracle) then make sure you have proper permissions set.

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