Re: opatch error. Help please!

Vince Laurent wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 20:37:48 +0200, Sybrand Bakker
> <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:
>
> >All files in $ORACLE_HOME and all oracle data directories
> >also make sure the Oracle executable and the tnslsnr executable have
> >the setuid bit set.
>
> They are.
> >However from your description it looks like their might be a dangling
> >.lck file. Each instance has a lock file, and those are located in
> >$ORACLE_HOME/dbs
> >dbstart will complain when starting a database and the lock file
> >hasn't been removed by the last shutdown
>
> It isn't the database per se I am having issues with, it is the opatch
> utility. I managed to install 4 patches OK the other night. Today I
> can't get any more patches to go do to a mysterius lock file.
>
> There is no lock file here...
> sapbde:orabde 40> pwd
> /oracle/oraInventory/locks
> sapbde:orabde 41> ll
> total 0
>
> Or here:
>
> sapbde:orabde 69> pwd
> /oracle/BDE/920_64/.patch_storage
> sapbde:orabde 70> ll
> total 11
> drwxr-xr-x 3 orabde dba 1024 Jul 3 14:39 2856982
> drwxr-xr-x 3 orabde dba 1024 Jul 3 14:42 2892876
> drwxr-xr-x 3 orabde dba 1024 Jul 3 14:44 2961787
> drwxr-xr-x 3 orabde dba 1024 Jul 4 14:45 2965263
> drwxr-xr-x 2 orabde dba 1024 Jul 4 14:45 3023825
>
> But when I run
> /usr/bin/perl /oracle/BDE/920_64/OPatch/opatch.pl apply
> /oracle/stage/patches/3023825
>
> I get a patch_locked file but it contains:
>
> Locked for patch : 3023825
> Locked by class : Apply
> Locked by process: 17199
> Locked at time : Fri Jul 4 14:45:04 2003
> EUID : 530
> RUID : 530
> Host details : sapbde
> RAC node details : Not Applicable
>
> It is not the patch it is complaining about:
>
> Problems with the lock file
> Lock file exists, details are:
> Interim Patch 2965263 is holding the lock,
> probably due to previous unsuccessful operation
>
> Does that help clear things up?
> Thanks!
> Vince

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