Changing the user assigned to the grid service on Linux platforms

  1. Stop the Grid. At the command line, type /grid_installation_dir/bin/StopHost.
  2. Stop the grid bootstrap service. At the command line, type service grid_gridname
  3. To launch the bootstrap service as the new user, edit the file /etc/init.d/grid_gridname. Replace the line USER= with the new user name.
  4. Change the owner of the Grid directory. At the command line, type chown -R newUserName:newUserNamegrid_installation_dir/.
  5. Start the grid bootstrap service. At the command line, type service grid_gridname
  6. Start the Grid. At the command line, type /grid_installation_dir/bin/StartHost.