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Setup database: Oracle Database

Requirements

General instruction

  1. Ensure that sympa.conf includes appropriate values for these parameters: db_type, db_name, db_host (optional), db_port (optional), db_user, db_passwd and db_env.

    • db_type must be Oracle.

    • db_name and related parameters may be chosen with one of following three methods (a) to (c):

      (a) Specifying instance with system identifier (SID):

      db_name specifies SID. db_host must be set (if db_port is not set, 1521 is used as port).

      Example:

      db_name ORCL
db_host localhost

      (b) Specifying instance(s) with local naming:

      Note

      • Local naming is available on Sympa 6.2.37b.2 or later.

      db_name specifies net service name. db_host must be none or must not be set.

      Example:

      db_name net_service_name

      tnsnames.ora file on Sympa server has to include an entry for specified net service name. tnsnames.ora file is usually placed in the directory $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin (If you want to use this file in another place, specify the directory by adding TNS_ADMIN environment variable to db_env parameter described in below).

      (c) Specifying connection with easy connection identifier:

      Note

      • Use of connection identifier is available on Sympa 6.2.37b.2 or later.

      db_name specifies easy connection identifier. db_host must be none or must not be set.

      Examples:

      db_name db.example.org/service_name

      db_name db.example.org:1521/name.dom.ain

    • db_env should include definition of NLS_LANG and ORACLE_HOME. Character set should be AL32UTF8.

    Example:

    db_type Oracle
db_name ORCL
db_host localhost
db_user sympa
db_passwd (secret)
db_env NLS_LANG=American_America.AL32UTF8;ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1
  2. Create database user: 
    $ NLS_LANG=American_America.AL32UTF8; export NLS_LANG
$ ORACLE_HOME=<Oracle home>; export ORACLE_HOME
$ ORACLE_SID=<Oracle SID>; export ORACLE_SID
$ sqlplus <system login>/<password>
SQL> CREATE USER <db_user> IDENTIFIED BY <db_passwd>
  2  DEFAULT TABLESPACE <tablespace>
  3  TEMPORARY TABLESPACE <tablespace>;
SQL> GRANT CREATE SESSION TO <db_user>;
SQL> GRANT CREATE TABLE TO <db_user>;
SQL> GRANT CREATE SYNONYM TO <db_user>;
SQL> GRANT CREATE VIEW TO <db_user>;
SQL> GRANT EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE TO <db_user>;
SQL> GRANT SELECT ANY TABLE TO <db_user>;
SQL> GRANT SELECT ANY SEQUENCE TO <db_user>;
SQL> GRANT RESOURCE TO <db_user>;
SQL> QUIT
  3. Create table structure: 
    # sympa.pl --health_check

Instruction for earlier releases of Sympa

Note

  • This section describes instruction with Sympa prior to 6.2.

  1. Set appropriate parameters in sympa.conf as described in above.

  2. Edit $SCRIPTDIR``/create_db.Oracle` to fit in your environment.

  3. Create user and table structure (Note: replace $SCRIPTDIR):

    $ sh $SCRIPTDIR/create_db.Oracle
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