Significance of oraInst.loc When Installing Oracle Products and Applying Patches
(Doc ID 418537.1)
Last updated on JANUARY 08, 2025
Applies to:
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and laterGen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle WebLogic Server - Version 12.1.3.0.0 to 12.1.3.0.0 [Release 12c]
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Generic Linux
Generic UNIX
Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.1.2.0.0
Goal
You are planning to apply one-off Patch or you are planning to install the latest Patchset
and the oraInst.loc (Oracle Inventory Pointer) is not located in /var/opt/oracle or /etc.
How to tell OPatch or the OUI (Oracle Universal Installer) where to find the oraInst.loc file?
Solution
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