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Why does root.sh set ownership of /tmp/.oracle to root?

edited Jan 4, 2010 10:28AM in Database Install/Upgrade/Opatch (MOSC) 10 commentsAnswered
I noticed commands in root.sh for 10.2.0.4 to create directory /tmp/.oracle, owned by root.  Why is it owned by root?  When the system reboots, everything under /tmp will be removed, won't it?  When the database instance restarts after the reboot, I imagine it would create a new /tmp/.oracle directory, owned by the software owner (usu. oracle).
There are similar commands in root.sh which act upon /var/tmp/.oracle.  Those I can understand, because typically /var/tmp is not cleaned out upon reboot.

Is this a bug in root.sh?

Sincerely,

Ted P.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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