runInstaller Command

The runInstaller command provides various flags that you can use without specifying any command option.

Syntax

runInstaller [-silent [-ignorePrereqFailure]] [-responseFile responsefilename] [-executePrereqs] [-executeConfigTools [-skipStackCheck]]
[-debug] [-applyOneOffs list_of_patch_directory_locations] [-nApplyOneOffs directory_containing_multiple_patches]
[-executeRootScript -configMethod <ROOT | SUDO> [-sudoPath sudo_binary_path] [-sudoUserName sudo_user_name]]]

Parameters

Table B-1 runInstaller Command Parameters

Parameter Mandatory? Description
-silent No

Run the installer in the silent mode. You can either provide a response file path for inputs or a list of command line variable value pairs.
-ignorePrereqFailure No

Specify this option to ignore all prerequisite checks failures.
-responseFile responsefilename No

Absolute path of the response file, which has installation option values.
-debug No

Run the Oracle Database installer in the debug mode.
-applyOneOffs list_of_patch_directory_locations No

Apply one-off patches to the Oracle Database home. You can pass multiple one-off patches as a comma separated list of locations.
-nApplyOneOffs directory_containing_multiple_patches No

Specify a path to a location that contains multiple one-off patches to apply to the Oracle Grid Infrastructure home.
-executeConfigTools No

Run the configuration tools for an installed Oracle Database home.

Note: You can use this parameter only with other commands, such as runInstaller -setupDBHome.

-skipStackCheck No

Skip the stack status check.
-executePrereqs No

Run prerequisite checks to ensure that all necessary conditions and requirements are met before proceeding with the installation or configuration process.
-executeRootScript No

Specify this option to run the root script automatically.

Note: You can use this parameter only with other commands such as gridSetup.sh -configureCluster.

-configMethod <ROOT | SUDO> No

Specify the configuration method to use for automatic root script execution. It can be either as the root user or as a sudo user.

-sudoPath sudo_binary_path No

Absolute path of the sudo program binaries.

-sudoUserName sudo_user_name No

Name of the user who is in the sudoers list and can run the root scripts.

-help No

Displays runInstaller command help.

Example

The following example shows you how to install the Oracle Database software using a response file.
runInstaller -silent -ignorePrereqFailure -responseFile /u01/app/oracle/product/23.0.0/dbhome_1/install/response/db_install.rsp

Parent topic: Oracle Database Installer Command-Line Options