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opatch lsinventory logs getting generated continuously every few(xx) mins (Doc ID 3007959.1)

Last updated on APRIL 23, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.19.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

 OPatch lsinv Logs getting generated continuously every few(xx) mins

[/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch]
oracle@test> ls -lrt | tail -20
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 21:19 opatch2024-02-22_21-19-30PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 21:19 opatch2024-02-22_21-19-36PM_1.log            <<<<<
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 21:34 opatch2024-02-22_21-34-31PM_1.log            <<<<<
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205705 Feb 22 21:34 opatch2024-02-22_21-34-36PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 21:49 opatch2024-02-22_21-49-56PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205705 Feb 22 21:50 opatch2024-02-22_21-50-01PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 22:04 opatch2024-02-22_22-04-25PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 22:04 opatch2024-02-22_22-04-31PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 22:19 opatch2024-02-22_22-19-26PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 22:19 opatch2024-02-22_22-19-32PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205705 Feb 22 22:34 opatch2024-02-22_22-34-32PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 22:34 opatch2024-02-22_22-34-37PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 22:49 opatch2024-02-22_22-49-29PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 22:49 opatch2024-02-22_22-49-34PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 23:04 opatch2024-02-22_23-04-34PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205704 Feb 22 23:04 opatch2024-02-22_23-04-39PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205705 Feb 22 23:19 opatch2024-02-22_23-19-55PM_1.log
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 7482960 Feb 22 23:20 opatch_history.txt
-rw-r-----. 1 oracle dba 205705 Feb 22 23:20 opatch2024-02-22_23-20-01PM_1.log
drwxr-x---. 2 oracle dba 3948544 Feb 22 23:20 lsinv

This is causing huge space utilization at the OS Level-

[/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db_1/cfgtoollogs]
oracle@test> du -sh *
16K cfgfw
20G opatch                                     <<<<<<<<<<<<<
13M oui

 This can also be seen in GRID(ASM) Home in RAC/SIHA(Restart) Environments

Cause

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