RE: OPatch failed but inventory works

Just a guess....do you have the latest version of OPatch?  

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Subject: OPatch failed but inventory works


Trying to run opatch and it fails per below.  However, inventory command
works.
 


[oracle_at_RHGC 4716787]$ /home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/OPatch/opatch

apply    
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 1.0.0.0.55
Copyright (c) 2006 Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved..
 
We recommend you refer to the OPatch documentation under
OPatch/docs for usage reference. We also recommend using
the latest OPatch version. For the latest OPatch version
and other support related issues, please refer to document
293369.1 which is viewable from metalink.oracle.com
 
Oracle Home = /home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g
Location of Oracle Universal Installer components =
/home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/oui
Location of OraInstaller.jar  =
"/home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/oui/jlib"
Oracle Universal Installer shared library =
/home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/oui/lib/linux/liboraInstaller.so
Location of Oracle Inventory Pointer = /etc/oraInst.loc
Location of Oracle Inventory =
/home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/inventory
Path to Java = /home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/jdk/jre/bin/java
Log file = /home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/.patch_storage/<patch
ID>/*.log
 
Creating log file
"/home/oracle/OracleHomes/agent10g/.patch_storage/4716787/Apply_4716787_
03-27-2006_08-48-38.log"
 
OPATCH_JAVA_ERROR=OUI Version: 10.2.0.1.0
OPATCH_JAVA_ERROR=OUI Version: 10.2.0.1.0
OPatch requires OUI 10.1 or earlier.
Cannot set up OUI inventory session.
 
ERROR: OPatch failed because of Inventory problem.


[oracle_at_RHGC 4716787]$

 
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