CentOS - Feb 2021 - Challenging times in trying to access oracle Linux documentation

Good afternoon everyone, hope you all are well.

Apologies if this is considered unwelcome -- asking oracle question in
centos group -- but a lot of centos Vs oracle is going on here so hoping
this will not be shot down.

I am unable to access any of the oracle documentation I need, as it keeps
on asking for support identifier number, which, as far as I can tell, is
only available if I purchase an expensive support subscription. Even
obtaining a free oracle cloud account does not give you any access. I was
trying to access oracle FreeIPA setup how to documentation, and even after
many emails work oracle support over several weeks -- no resolution! They
are not even clear as to what I need to do to obtain access -- all they are
saying is I need a SI number!!!

Has anyone experienced that or is it me having the issue? If I have to pay
subscription, why not continue with RHEL subscription anyway?

Would appreciate if someone could please confirm.

Best regards
Shamim

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 1:04 PM Shamim Shahriar <shamim.shahriar at
gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
> Has anyone experienced that or is it me having the issue? If I have to pay
> subscription, why not continue with RHEL subscription anyway?
>
> Would appreciate if someone could please confirm.

Do you have a link that doesn't work?
It seems I'm able to go here without any login authentication:
https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/8/install/

and in general (for 6 and 7 too) here:
https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/

Gianluca

Le 04/02/2021 ? 13:03, Shamim Shahriar a ?crit?:
> I am unable to access any of the oracle documentation I need, as it keeps
> on asking for support identifier number, which, as far as I can tell, is
> only available if I purchase an expensive support subscription.
Everything in Oracle is free as in beer. No subscription needed.

https://www.oracle.com/linux/technologies/

Cheers,

Niki

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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:03:30 +0000
Shamim Shahriar wrote:
> Apologies if this is considered unwelcome -- asking oracle question in
> centos group -- but a lot of centos Vs oracle is going on here so hoping
> this will not be shot down.
Speaking for myself only, I have no problem with anyone posting Oracle Linux
questions, answers or solutions in this mailing list.  I think that as time goes
on, OL and Rocky Linux will start to get more discussion and coverage here. 
Since they are all very similar to each other, most of the solutions for one
will likely be applicable to all anyway and if there's a better alternative
offered on one of the others, then that's worth knowing as well.

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