OPatch failed with error code = 73

[Former Member]

Hi,

When I try to apply Oracle OPatch 10.2.0.4.5, I got the below error.

L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch>opatch napply

========================================================

GENERIC OPATCH VERSION - FOR USE IN SAP ENVIRONMENT ONLY

========================================================

Invoking OPatch 10.2.0.4.5

Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 10.2.0.4.5

Copyright (c) 2008, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

UTIL session

Oracle Home : L:\oracle\TST\102

Central Inventory : C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory

from : n/a

OPatch version : 10.2.0.4.5

OUI version : 10.2.0.2.0

OUI location : L:\oracle\TST\102\oui

Log file location : L:\oracle\TST\102\cfgtoollogs\opatch\opatch2009-09-02_15-38-27PM.log

Patch history file: L:\oracle\TST\102\cfgtoollogs\opatch\opatch_history.txt

Invoking utility "napply"

Failed to load the patch object. Possible causes are:

The specified path is not an interim Patch shiphome

Meta-data files are missing from the patch area

Patch location = L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch\docs

Details = PatchObject constructor: Input file "L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch\docs\etc\config\actions" or "L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch\docs\etc\config\i

nventory" does not exist.

NApply could not load patch from location 'L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch\docs'

UtilSession failed: PatchObject constructor: Input file "L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch\docs\etc\config\actions" or "L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch\docs\etc\

config\inventory" does not exist.

OPatch failed with error code = 73

Our environment:

SAP 4.6c

Oracle 10.2.0.2.0

windows 2003 server x-64 bit.

Thanks and Regards

Satya

Edited by: Satyanarayana Buddarapu on Sep 2, 2009 11:43 PM

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

> L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch>opatch napply

What are you intending to do? You have to specify the patch number after "napply".

Markus

[jgleichmann · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Markus is right, please refer to note 839182 - Oracle database 10g: OPatch

L:\> cd <patch_dir>
<patch_dir> may be your tmp:
L:\tmp\> L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch\opatch apply [-verbose]

or 

L:\> %ORACLE_HOME%\OPatch\opatch apply <patch_dir> [-verbose]

Regards,

Jens

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I am trying to upgrade OPatch.

I have UNCAR the files directly under OPatch directory and trying to apply.

Thanks and Regards

Satya

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

Patch OPatch is just unpacking the patch and copying it at the original location (different to other patches).

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Markus,

After unpack when I executed the optach command, it was showing following error.

L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch>opatch

========================================================

GENERIC OPATCH VERSION - FOR USE IN SAP ENVIRONMENT ONLY

========================================================

Invoking OPatch 10.2.0.4.5

Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 10.2.0.4.5

Copyright (c) 2008, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

Syntax Error... No command specified.

Usage: opatch [ -help ] [ -r[eport] ] [ command ]

command := apply

lsinventory

napply

nrollback

rollback

query

version

prereq

util

<global_arguments> := -help Displays the help message for the command.

-report Print the actions without executing.

example:

'opatch -help'

'opatch apply -help'

'opatch lsinventory -help'

'opatch napply -help'

'opatch nrollback -help'

'opatch rollback -help'

'opatch prereq -help'

'opatch util -help'

OPatch failed with error code = 14

Thanks and Regards

Satya

[former_member204746 · Accepted solution]

try this:

L:

cd L:\oracle\TST\102\OPatch

X:

cd directory_where_oracle_patch was_extracted (such as x:\patch\6758686)

L:opatch apply

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

We unpack Opatch and copied to existing folder. When we execute the opatch command we are facing the same error message as mentioned the above.

Thanks and Regards

Satya

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

Its seems that there will be permission problem. Please check and let us know, Use the latest OPatch

Regards

Vimal

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

> We unpack Opatch and copied to existing folder. When we execute the opatch command we are facing the same error message as mentioned the above.

If you copied the OPatch directory to the place where the old one was you're done, no OPatch call is necessary to patch itself. You can now go on and install the other patches.

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Markus,

Before coping files under \Opatch directory when I execute the Opatch command it said u201COPatch succeededu201D. After extracting the new files when I executed the OPatch command it shows error.

Thanks and Regards

Satya

[jgleichmann · Accepted solution]

Hello,

if I understand you correctly, you only called:

L:oracleTST102OPatch>opatch

and got this error:

...
Syntax Error... No command specified.
...
OPatch failed with error code = 14
...

you can´t call opatch without parameter, try it with parameter 'apply' as mentioned a few times before.

Regards,

Jens