The following are the privileges in the operating system that are required to install Oracle GoldenGate and to run the processes.

• To install on Windows, the person who installs Oracle GoldenGate must log in as Administrator.

• To install on UNIX, the person who installs Oracle GoldenGate must have read and write privileges on the Oracle GoldenGate installation directory.

• The Oracle GoldenGate Extract, Replicat, and Manager processes must operate as an operating system user that has privileges to read, write, and delete files and subdirectories in the Oracle GoldenGate directory. In addition, the Manager process requires privileges to control the other Oracle GoldenGate processes.

• The Extract process must operate as an operating system user that has read access to the transaction log files, both online and archived. If you install the Manager process as a Windows service during the installation steps in this documentation, you must install as Administrator for the correct permissions to be assigned. If you cannot install Manager as a service, assign read access to the Extract process manually, and then always run Manager and Extract as Administrator.

• Dedicate the Extract, Replicat, and Manager operating system users to Oracle GoldenGate. Sensitive information might be available to anyone who runs an Oracle GoldenGate process.