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How to Add / Create backupdba, dgdba, kmdba group after 12c, 18c, 19c Oracle installation (Doc ID 2261487.1)

Last updated on JUNE 16, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 to 19.0.0.0 [Release 12.1 to 19]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Generic UNIX

Goal

this document will help in creating the backupdba, dgdba and kmdba groups after the 12c, 18c  and 19c binary installation.
 

Solution

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Goal
Solution
 Step 1> Create the required groups like OSOPER, OSBACKUPDBA, OSDGDBA, and OSKMDBA groups as secondary groups.
 Step 2> Make the necessary changes in config.c of $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/. Below is the config.c file on Linux (64-bit) platform:
 Step 3> Move the config.o file and regenerate using below make command.
 Step 4> Create the required users for the OSoper, OSbackupdba, OSdbdba and OSkmdba groups.
 Step 5> connect as sysbackup using OS authentication.
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