opatchauto analyze fails when unzipped directory is on NFS: No permission to read directory content

(Doc ID 2196591.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 20, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Performing the analyze before applying the patch fails:

$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatchauto apply /oracle/depot/PSU/24433148 -oh /opt/oracle/database/12.1.0.2 -analyze
No permission to read directory content

Patch path not found

The strace result showing the following:

[pid 19146] stat("/<StagingLocation>/PSU/24433148/24006101/24006101", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|S_ISGID|0750, st_size=16, ...}) = 0
[pid 19146] access("/<StagingLocation>/PSU/24433148/24006101/24006101", R_OK) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied)

 

Cause

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