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Hi i am very much new to Linux . I want to install oracle 10g on linux . I am trying to create group in linux as follows: groupadd oinstall ...
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    sushil_sk
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    Red face want to create group

    Hi i am very much new to Linux . I want to install oracle 10g on linux . I am trying to create group in linux as follows:

    groupadd oinstall
    but it shows permission denied .

    And also explain me what is root user ?
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    Root is an Administrater of OS and a Regular user can gain root privileges using su or sudo depending on distro in use.
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    A normal user in linux doesn't have the authority to create group. Only a administrator which is called root in linux can create a group. You need to log in as root or use the 'su-' cmd to become root , enter the password and the above cmds will work fine.
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