Oracle B32100-01 - Manual (Page 217)

Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
Silent and Non-Interactive Installation B-11
prompt> runInstaller -responseFile absolute_path_and_filename
To perform a silent installation, use the -silent parameter:
prompt> runInstaller -silent -responseFile absolute_path_and_filename
B.7 Post-Installation
The success or failure of the non-interactive and silent installations is logged in the
installActions<time_stamp>.log
file. Additionally, the silent installation
creates the silentInstall<time_stamp>.log file. The log files are created in the
oraInventory
directory.
The silentInstall<time_stamp>.log file contains the following line if the
installation was successful:
The installation of OracleAS <Installation Type> was successful.
The installActions<time_stamp>.log file contains specific information for each
Oracle Application Server installation type.
B.8 Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
One of the pieces of information in the response file is the installation password. The
password information is in clear text.
To minimize security issues regarding the password in the response file, follow these
guidelines:
■
Set the permissions on the response files so that they are readable only by the
operating system user who will be performing the silent or non-interactive
installation.
■
If possible, remove the response files from the system after the silent or
non-interactive installation is completed.
If you are installing the OracleAS Metadata Repository in silent or non-interactive
mode, the installer creates these log files:
■ ORACLE_HOME/admin/<ORACLE_SID>/create/<ORACLE_SID>.log
■ ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs/<ORACLE_SID>.log
where <ORACLE_SID> is the value of your database SID.
These log files contain database password information. If possible, you should remove
these files from the system after reviewing their contents. These log files are not
required for the operation of OracleAS Metadata Repository.
See Also: Appendix E, "Configuration Assistants"
Note: Application Server Control Configuration Assistant and
DCM Repository Backup Assistant success messages appear for
first time installation of Oracle Application Server.