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Installation of Oracle 11.2.0.4 Database Software on OL7 fails with 'Error in invoking target 'agent nmhs' of makefile ' & “undefined reference to symbol ‘B_DestroyKeyObject’” error (Doc ID 1965691.1)

Last updated on JULY 15, 2020

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.4 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 11.2.0.4 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Oracle 11.2.0.4 database software installation on OL7/RHEL7 fails with the following error

The installation log shows the following error

usr/bin/ld: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/sysman/lib//libnmectl.a(nmectlt.o): undefined reference to symbol ‘B_DestroyKeyObject’
/usr/bin/ld: note: ‘B_DestroyKeyObject’ is defined in DSO /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/lib/libnnz11.so so try adding it to the linker command line
/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/lib/libnnz11.so: could not read symbols: Invalid operation
collect2: error: ld returne
INFO: d 1 exit status
..
..

Exception Name: MakefileException
Exception String: Error in invoking target 'agent nmhs' of makefile '/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/sysman/lib/ins_emagent.mk'. See '/oracle/oraInventory/logs/installActions<timestamp>.log' for details.
Exception Severity: 1

Cause

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