Users and Groups in Operating Systems

The SAP installation will create two main users for the operation of the Oracle Database and the SAP system. Table 20-9 lists the two operating system–level user accounts with the correct group. The <SID>adm account must be used to start up and shut down SAP systems. The ora<SID> account must be used for any Oracle Database operation.

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TABLE 20-9 Operating System Users

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