opatch command fails with Error:"OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory","OPatch failed with error code 73"
(Doc ID 433424.1)
Last updated on SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.3 and laterInformation in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
The command "opatch lsinventory" fails with error code 73:
% opatch lsinventory
Invoking OPatch 10.2.0.3.0
Oracle interim Patch Installer version 10.2.0.3.0
Copyright (c) 2005, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved..
Oracle Home : /opt/oracle/product/10.2.0
Central Inventory : /opt/oracle/oraInventory
from : /var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 10.2.0.3.0
OUI version : 10.2.0.3.0
OUI location : /opt/oracle/product/10.2.0/oui
Log file location : /opt/oracle/product/10.2.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2007-05-24_10-28-16AM.log
OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
LsInventorySession failed: OracleHomeInventory::createInventoryObj() gets a null
OiicStandardInventorySession object
OPatch failed with error code 73
Invoking OPatch 10.2.0.3.0
Oracle interim Patch Installer version 10.2.0.3.0
Copyright (c) 2005, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved..
Oracle Home : /opt/oracle/product/10.2.0
Central Inventory : /opt/oracle/oraInventory
from : /var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 10.2.0.3.0
OUI version : 10.2.0.3.0
OUI location : /opt/oracle/product/10.2.0/oui
Log file location : /opt/oracle/product/10.2.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2007-05-24_10-28-16AM.log
OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
LsInventorySession failed: OracleHomeInventory::createInventoryObj() gets a null
OiicStandardInventorySession object
OPatch failed with error code 73
or
Oracle Home : /opt/oracle/product/11.2.0
Central Inventory : /opt/oraInventory
from : /opt/oracle/product/11.2.0/oraInst.loc
..
..
OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
LsInventorySession failed: OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
OPatch failed with error code 73
Central Inventory : /opt/oraInventory
from : /opt/oracle/product/11.2.0/oraInst.loc
..
..
OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
LsInventorySession failed: OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
OPatch failed with error code 73
or
Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2/dbhome_1
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oracle/oraInventory
from : /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2/dbhome_1/oraInst.loc
..
..
LsInventorySession failed: OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
OPatch failed with error code 73
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oracle/oraInventory
from : /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2/dbhome_1/oraInst.loc
..
..
LsInventorySession failed: OPatch failed to locate Central Inventory.
Possible causes are:
The Central Inventory is corrupted
The oraInst.loc file specified is not valid.
OPatch failed with error code 73
Note: The opatch command shows the oraInst.loc location, it can be /var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc or /etc/oraInst.loc or $ORACLE_HOME/oraInst.loc
Changes
Cause
To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account. |
|
Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started! |
In this Document
| Symptoms |
| Changes |
| Cause |
| Solution |
| References |