When Installing Oracle Client 11.1.0.7 can I use a common directory for Oracle Base?
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I am trying to install Oracle Client 11.1.0.7 on a Windows Server 2008 64-bit. To some this might not be rocket science but I can't understand what the options under the install screen "Specify Home Details" mean.
The defaults given suggest that I use Oracle Base and install software under my own account name. It also suggests that each user should have a separate Oracle Base. This seems counter intuitive to me. I am doing a server install after all. All I want to use the installation for is to connect to an Oracle Database from Reporting Services.
Can I safely ignore this and just accept the defaults? What are the implications if I change the location to a common directory?
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