OPatchAuto Apply Fails With Error Code 42 - Malformed Input For Composite.xml (Doc ID 3069492.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Applies to:

Symptoms

• The OPatchAuto process fails during the "binary patches" phase when attempting to apply a patch bundle.
• Error messages indicate "Malformed input or input contains unmappable characters" for the file "composite.xml".
• The specific error code is 42, and the OPATCHAUTO-68061 error message is displayed, indicating a failure of the orchestration engine.
• The full error stack and diagnostic output are as follows:

ERROR: This is a piece of the error - will attach the full error on a text file
Patch: /u02/patches/36866740/36916690/36917416
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2025-01-07_19-44-28PM_1.log
Reason: Failed during Patching: oracle.opatch.opatchsdk.OPatchException: Malformed input or input contains unmappable characters: ???p/etc/config/composite.xml

Patch: /u02/patches/36866740/36916690/36940756
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2025-01-07_19-44-28PM_1.log
Reason: Failed during Patching: oracle.opatch.opatchsdk.OPatchException: Malformed input or input contains unmappable characters: ???p/etc/config/composite.xml

OPATCHAUTO-68061: The orchestration engine failed.
OPATCHAUTO-68061: The orchestration engine failed with return code 1
OPATCHAUTO-68061: Check the log for more details.
OPatchAuto failed.

opatchauto failed with error code 42

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