[Nagios-users] check_oracle_instance.pl: Can't locate object method "driver"

[Bret Goodfellow]

I am pretty new to perl, and would like to understand why I am getting
the following error when I run check_oracle_instance.pl natively from
the linux shell:

serv:~ > ./check_oracel_instance.pl -u nagios -p password -c mwm -t
51/55
DBD::Oracle initialisation failed: Can't locate object method "driver"
via package "DBD::Oracle" at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/DBI.pm line
731.

Perhaps the capitalisation of DBD 'Oracle' isn't right. at
./check_oracle_instance.pl line 157
serv:~ >

I'm sure some perl guru knows exactly what is wrong here, and could
point me in the right direction.

Cheers

[r***@uk.bnpparibas.com]

Post by Bret Goodfellow
I am pretty new to perl, and would like to understand why I am
getting the following error when I run check_oracle_instance.pl
serv:~ > ./check_oracel_instance.pl -u nagios -p password -c mwm -t

51/55

Post by Bret Goodfellow
DBD::Oracle initialisation failed: Can't locate object method
"driver" via package "DBD::Oracle" at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.
8.3/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/DBI.pm line 731.
Perhaps the capitalisation of DBD 'Oracle' isn't right. at .
/check_oracle_instance.pl line 157
serv:~ >
I'm sure some perl guru knows exactly what is wrong here, and could
point me in the right direction.

This error usually means you haven't installed the DBD::Oracle driver

To check, do this

ls -la /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/DBD/

If there is no Oracle.pm module then you haven't installed it .. install
it however you install packages on the distro you're running, or do this:

perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBD::Oracle'

Some more info:
http://search.cpan.org/~pythian/DBD-Oracle-1.18a/Oracle.pm

This is a common perl module, and you should find plenty of information
about it on google or another list for perl/databases.

Cheers
rob


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