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Error: "Directory <path> is already used by SharePlex"
Description
Error received when running splex_install while doing a fresh install or upgrade of an existing Shareplex installation:
"Please specify an existing user who has read privileges to the Oracle redo logs and will own the SharePlex product and variable-data directories. This user will be a SharePlex Administrator and placed in the spadmin group[oracle]: oracle
Adding groups to the system. Groups already Existing: spadmin spopr spview
Please specify the product directory location: /opt/shareplex
Directory /opt/shareplex is already used by SharePlex Please specify a new product directory location: /opt/shareplex920
Please specify the variable data directory location: /u203/vardir
Directory /u203/vardir is already used by SharePlex
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