Silent Install and response files
OldGuySep 9 2011 — edited Sep 13 2011We are installing DB 11.2.0.1 on RHEL5 (Actually installing IDM11g, but right now just focused on the db). We have used the silent install before with IDM10g and DB10.2.0.4, etc.
At that time, environment variables could not be used within the rsp file. For example, the most obvious issue would be to have the password(s) as clear text within the file. Companies tend to frown on this. We had asked Oracle about using environment variables within the rsp files when we were working with 10g and they said it was not possible. We then had to go through several hoops and girations to not have the password visible or at least not visible in plain text for very long.
We want to be able to have, for example, $Password in the rsp file. This being an environment variable defined by the user when the install script is first executed. Therefore, when the install script gets to the db install... $Password is defined and should then evaluate to the password entered by the user.
Does anyone know if this is something Oracle has corrected or is there a "better" way without having to make the password visible within the rsp file?