1. Installation and Upgrade Guide
  2. Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
  3. Creating Installation Groups and Users for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
  4. When to Create an Oracle Home User
  5. Using an Existing Oracle Software Owner User

5.1.4.4 Using an Existing Oracle Software Owner User

If the user you have decided to use as an Oracle Home user exists, then you can use this user as the Oracle Home user for a different installation.

Oracle does not support changing the ownership of an existing Oracle Database home from one Oracle Home user to a different user.
  • During the software installation, specify the existing user for the Oracle Home user.
    Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) creates the appropriate group memberships.

Parent topic: When to Create an Oracle Home User