Known issues : If ORACLE_HOME mounted file system /u01 or /opt or /tmp mounted with 'noexec' option (Doc ID 3075616.1)

Last updated on MARCH 10, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.22.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Following are some of the known issues observed if ORACLE_HOME (/u01 or /opt ) or /tmp file system is mounted with option 'noexec' before or after installation of oracle product .

Symptom 1 :

For a newly created database/client software , failed with below errors after a system reboot .

[oracle@<HOST_NAME>]$ sqlplus / as sysdba
-bash: /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0/dbhome_1/bin/sqlplus: Permission denied
[oracle@<HOST_NAME>]$
[oracle@<HOST_NAME>]$

Symptom 2 :

Oracle 19c install fails with below error:

[INS-13001] Oracle Database is not supported on this operating system
Installer will not perform prerequisite checks on the system

Symptom 3:

Installation failed with below errors

Checking Temp space: must be greater than 415 MB. Actual 6645 MB Passed
Checking swap space: must be greater than 150 MB. Actual 16383 MB Passed

The commandline for bootstrap:
/tmp/OraInstall2023-07-11_06-06-46PM/jdk//bin/java -Xms150m -Xmx2048m -XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow -XX:CompileCommand=quiet -XX:CompileCommand=exclude,javax/swing/text/GlyphView,getBreakSpot -jar /RDM/thirdparty/client/install/..//stage/bootstrap/bootstrap.jar ../stage/Components/oracle.jdk/1.8.0.201.0/1/DataFiles /tmp/OraInstall2023-07-11_06-06-46PM
sh: /tmp/OraInstall2023-07-11_06-06-46PM/jdk//bin/java: Permission denied <<<<<<<<<

Symptom 4 :

cd $ORACLE_HOME/deinstall
bash-4.1$ ./deinstall
Checking for required files and bootstrapping ...
Please wait ...

./deinstall: line 264: /tmp/deinstall2015-09-28_02-34-42PM/perl/bin/perl: Permission denied

Symptom 5 :

Execution of runcluvfy as part of installation of the software

PRVG-1901 : failed to setup CVU remote execution framework directory "/tmp/<cvu_path>/" on nodes "<node_name>"

Please select a different work area for the framework

<node_name> : /bin/sh: /tmp/<cvu_path>//exectask.sh: Permission denied

<node_name> : /bin/sh: /tmp/<cvu_path>//exectask.sh: Permission denied

Symptom 6 :

INFO: Waiting for completion of background operations
INFO: Completed background operations
WARNING: [WARNING] [INS-08101] Unexpected error while executing the action at state: 'clientSupportedOSCheck'
CAUSE: No additional information available.
ACTION: Contact Oracle Support Services or refer to the software manual.
SUMMARY:
- java.lang.NullPointerException.
Refer associated stacktrace #oracle.install.commons.util.exception.AbstractErrorAdvisor:373

Symptom 7 :

/<ORACLE_HOME>/OPatch/opatch: line 1397: /tmp/oracle-home-<time stamp>/OPatch/opatch: Permission denied
/<ORACLE_HOME>/OPatch/opatch: line 1397: exec: /tmp/oracle-home-<time stamp>/OPatch/opatch: cannot execute: Permission denied