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Oracle Application Server Installer Incorrectly Parses IPv6 Entries in /etc/inet/ipnodes on Solaris 10 (Doc ID 438323.1)

Last updated on JUNE 07, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Fusion Middleware - Version 10.1.2.0.2 to 10.1.4.0.1 [Release AS10gR2]
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit)

Symptoms

- Installing Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.0.2
- The Discoverer Configuration Assistant fails.
- The $OH/cfgtoologs/configtools<date>.log shows the following error:


Changes

Solaris 10 now uses the /etc/inet/ipnodes file for the primary file for hostname resolution as opposed to /etc/hosts. Any entries in /etc/hosts are overridden by the entries in the ipnodes file.

Cause

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