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opatch apply fails with Error :"ZOP-51: The patch location is not valid for apply, because it doesn't have correct metadata, or it points to a patch directory." (Doc ID 2343733.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 01, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud 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
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Generic UNIX

Symptoms

When attempting to apply patch on database home,the following error occurs.



Cause

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