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13.5: Applying RU on the OMS Fails After Providing SYS Password With Error: Password should not start with a number or a special character (Doc ID 2877208.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 18, 2022

Applies to:

Enterprise Manager Base Platform - Version 13.5.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

While applying/analyzing a patch on the 13.5 OMS, after providing the SYS password, it fails with the error:

$omspatcher apply -analyze
OMSPatcher Automation Tool
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OMSPatcher version : 13.9.5.5.0
OUI version : 13.9.4.0.0
Running from : <OMS_HOME>
Log file location : <OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/omspatcher/opatch<timestamp>.log

OMSPatcher log file: <OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/omspatcher/33870480/omspatcher_<timestamp>_analyze.log

Please enter OMS weblogic admin server URL(t3s://<hostname>:<port>):>
Please enter OMS weblogic admin server username(weblogic):>
Please enter OMS weblogic admin server password:>

Enter SYS Password :

A valid password must be specified. Password should be alpha numeric only and can contain the following special characters: $, # , _ .
Password should not start with a number or a special character.

Log file location: <OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/omspatcher/33870480/omspatcher_<timestamp>_analyze.log

Recommended actions: Please verify the error details and try again.

OMSPatcher failed with error code 231

 

Cause

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