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FMW 11g Install With WLS .ZIP Distribution Results in "INST-07248: Specified Home Location Is Not A Valid Location" (Doc ID 1427894.1)

Last updated on MAY 26, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Fusion Middleware - Version 11.1.1.2.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The Fusion Middleware (FMW) 11g installation associated to a domain is failing with the following error:

INST-07248 : Specified home location is not a valid location for Weblogic and Middleware home.

This can occur for different reasons, this document outlines one and a reference to a few others.

Cause

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