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How to remove Oracle Server 8.0.5 from AIX 5.2?

219378Mar 19 2009 — edited Mar 20 2009

I am attempting to remove software Oracle Server Enterprise Edition 8.0.5 using program orainst. I change directory to /u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/orainst and execute the command and get an error message:

$ ./orainst
Cannot determine if this is AIX version 3 or 4.
Oracle cannot be installed.
Exiting orainst procedure.

This UNIX server is running AIX 5.2. I was trying to use Oracle's program to uninstall the software instead of using a UNIX command to remove the files. When I run the Oracle 10gR2 OUI it lists only the 10gR2 software as being installed. It does not show the 8.0.5 and 9.2.0 software that I want to uninstall. I am going to raise the 10gR2 OUI question in a different post.

Does anyone have a suggestion on dealing with the message from the 8.0.5 orainst program?

Am I taking the right steps to uninstall the 8.0.5 software?

Thank you,
Bill

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