# Linux File for permission and limit

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/linux-file-for-permission-and-limit/22902>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [July 29, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/linux-file-for-permission-and-limit/22902 "2012-07-29T20:43:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![scottjsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@scottjsn](https://forums.suse.com/u/scottjsn)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/linux-file-for-permission-and-limit/22902/1 "2012-07-29T20:43:37Z")

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To install ASM and Oracle 11 R2 on SUSE Linux 11. The pre-installation requires:

Set the Oracle Grid Infrastructure software owner user default file mode creation mask (umask) to 022 in the shell startup file. Setting the mask to 022 ensures that the user performing the software installation creates files with 755 permissions.

Set ulimit settings for file descriptors and processes for the Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation software owner.

Set the DISPLAY environment variable in preparation for installation.

Which file should contain such information so that I can make a modification?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/linux-file-for-permission-and-limit/22902/2 "2012-07-29T21:03:07Z")

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On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:44:02 +0000, scottjsn wrote:  
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> To install ASM and Oracle 11 R2 on SUSE Linux 11. The pre-installation  
> requires:
> 
> Set the Oracle Grid Infrastructure software owner user default file mode  
> creation mask (umask) to 022 in the shell startup file. Setting the mask  
> to 022 ensures that the user performing the software installation  
> creates files with 755 permissions.[/color]

…bashrc for the user or in the system default file located in /etc  
(assuming bash is your shell of choice).

You can check what it is currently set to by executing the ‘umask’  
command with no parameters. Chances are it’s already set to 022.  
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> Set ulimit settings for file descriptors and processes for the Oracle  
> Grid Infrastructure installation software owner.[/color]

/etc/security/limits.conf  
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> Set the DISPLAY environment variable in preparation for installation.[/color]

If you are installing from the local machine at the X session (or over a  
VNC/NX session), the this is set automatically for you by the X session  
manager.

Jim

–  
Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10  
Novell Knowledge Partner