[Spacewalk-list] SpaceWalk 2.8 Install Error

[Bruce Wainer]

I don’t have any specific experience with using an Oracle backend for spacewalk (although I was an Oracle 9i certified database administrator) but have you verified using some other program that the database can be reached from this server? I’m just wondering if the Spacewalk setup is giving you an error about the tablespace when in reality it might have failed to connect, or the user you supplied does not have the proper permissions.

Hope this helps,
Bruce Wainer

> On Dec 5, 2018, at 8:24 AM, Worner, Frank <F.Worner at exeter.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi Michael
> 
> Thanks for the swift reply, but unfortunately there was an omission in my typing ... I should have said;
> 
> "We have confirmed that the tableSPACE SWALK_DATA does indeed exist"
> 
> Sorry, my mistake - but the original issue still exists - any other suggestion, anyone ??
> 
> Regards
> 
> Frank
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com <spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com> On Behalf Of Michael Mraka
> Sent: 05 December 2018 12:38
> To: spacewalk-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] SpaceWalk 2.8 Install Error
> 
> Worner, Frank:
>> 
>> Hi All - I wonder if anyone can shed light on the following error ??
>> 
>> # spacewalk-setup --external-oracle
>> * Setting up SELinux..
>> * Setting up Oracle environment.
>> * Setting up database.
>> ** Database: Setting up database connection for Oracle backend.
>> Global Database Name or SID (requires tnsnames.ora)? ABCD
>> Username? WXYZ
>> Password?
>> ** Database: Testing database connection.
>> Tablespace 'SWALK_DATA' does not appear to exist.
>  ^^^^^^^^^^
>> Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Spacewalk/Setup.pm line 1528, <STDIN> line 3.
>> Use of uninitialized value $_[2] in sprintf at /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Spacewalk/Setup.pm line 162, <STDIN> line 3.
>> Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Spacewalk/Setup.pm line 1528, <STDIN> line 3.
>> Use of uninitialized value $_[2] in sprintf at /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Spacewalk/Setup.pm line 162, <STDIN> line 3.
>> Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Spacewalk/Setup.pm line 1528, <STDIN> line 3.
>> Use of uninitialized value $_[2] in sprintf at /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Spacewalk/Setup.pm line 162, <STDIN> line 3.
>> Tablespace errors: tablespace SWALK_DATA has STATUS set to  where ONLINE is expected;tablespace SWALK_DATA has LOGGING set to  where LOGGING is expected;tablespace SWALK_DATA has CONTENTS set to  where PERMANENT is expected
>> 
>> We are trying to install SpaceWalk 2.8 on a Centos7 host, connecting to a remote host running an Oracle 12C instance. We have confirmed that the table SWALK_DATA does indeed exist, so are unsure why we get the error stating the table doesn't exist. We are also unsure what the subsequent errors are complaining about too, so any help or advice would be gratefully received !!
> 
> Tablespace != table. You need to create *tablespace* SWALK_DATA (a place
> where Oracle stores tables).
> 
>> Many Thanks
>> 
>> Frank
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> --
> Michael Mráka
> System Management Engineering, Red Hat
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