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Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
Silent and Non-Interactive Installation
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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:
Note:
Application Server Control Configuration Assistant and 
DCM Repository Backup Assistant success messages appear for 
first time installation of Oracle Application Server.