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Using AIX commands genld, genkld and slibclean to avoid library file locking errors (libjox) (Doc ID 739963.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 01, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Universal Installer - Version 2.2.0.18 and later
Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 8.1.7.0 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.1.7.0 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-bit)
IBM AIX Based Systems (64-bit)
IBM RS 6000 AIX 5L
AIX5L Based Systems (64-bit)

Goal

The goal of this document is to explain how to use AIX commands slibclean, genld and genkld to avoid any errors with regards to files being locked or opatch being unable to copy files when installing interim (one-off) patches, CPU patches or patchsets.  Typically seen as:

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