Running ora_setup results in the an error "cannot activate parameter database" ..Mentioned below is a screen content extact showing the same.
$ ./ora_setup
Welcome to the Oracle SharePlex setup process.This process creates tables and user accounts needed to run Oracle SharePlex replication.
Enter the Oracle SID for which SharePlex should be installed [dtedm01] : dtedm01
In order to create the SharePlex tables and user account, we must connect to the database as SYSTEM. The SYSTEM account must have SYSDBA privileges.
Enter password for the SYSTEM account, which will not echo [MANAGER] :
connecting--This may take a few seconds.
validating user name and password. . . This may take a few seconds.
/splex_var_edm/var_2105/log/event_log: Permission denied
SPLEX_2105.SHAREPLEX_ACTID already updated; continuing setup . . .
SPLEX_2105.SHAREPLEX_ACTID already updated; continuing setup . . .
Creating Conflict Resolution Package . . . Done.
Setup of SharePlex objects successful . . .
Changing SharePlex parameter database . . .
/splex_var_edm/var_2105/log/event_log: Permission denied
/splex_var_edm/var_2105/log/event_log: Permission denied
/splex_var_edm/var_2105/log/event_log: Permission denied
/splex_var_edm/var_2105/log/event_log: Permission denied
./ora_setup: cannot activate parameter database.
The event log portion shows the following:
clean_vardir.sh was carried out on Tue May 2 15:33:46 EDT 2006 by wdmadm for dtedm01
<date> Notice: Oracle env - dtedm01:/opt/oracle/product/9.2.0 [ora_setup(pdb)/29166]
<date> Error: 12035 - OCISessionBegin failed with ORA-1031. [ora_setup(osp)/29166]
<date> System call error: Permission denied open(/splex_var_edm/var_2105/data/statusdb.lck, O_RDWR.O_CREAT) [ora_setup(stt)/29166]
<date&