Oracle Linux: ASMLib Configuration Fails with "Initializing the Oracle ASMLib driver: [FAILED]" (Doc ID 2293776.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 12, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

When installing "oracleasm" driver and its respective support utilities, the "oracleasm" module fails to load with the following error:

oracleasm driver and support utilities have been installed.

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