Hi, to install Oracle XE on Centos the kernel parameter fs.file-max requires a value of 6815744.
[root@vps-490 Disk1]# rpm -ivh oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
error: "Operation not permitted" setting key "fs.file-max"
error: "Operation not permitted" setting key "fs.file-max"
error: %pre(oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 255
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0
I am unable to enter the required value in the /etc/sysctl.conf file because its a virtual environment.
The hosting company says the can't change it at container level
'Unfortunately it is not possible to change this particular system parameter on the VPS as it is an automatically generated setting on the Cloud Servers in proportion to the disk space available and with regard to the underlying OS. The setting currently in force is about a quarter of a million file descriptors - many times more than you ever be likely to need in practice'
Does anybody know a possible workaround?
Thanks,
Ivan