OUI-67076: OracleHomeInventory was not able to create a lock file & quot; in Unix, create

OUI-67076: OracleHomeInventory was not able to create a lock file "in Unix, create
Symptoms

The command "opatch lsinventory" reports the error:

OUI-67076: OracleHomeInventory was not able to create a lock file, probably due to a failed OPatch Session. The loaded inventory might not show correctly what you have in the Oracle Home. Cause

A previous "opatch apply" session failed and so a lock still exists on the local inventory

Solution

1. Take a backup of $ ORACLE_HOME/. patch_storage

2. Remove $ ORACLE_HOME/. patch_storage/patch_locked

% Rm $ ORACLE_HOME/. patch_storage/patch_locked

3. Create $ ORACLE_HOME/. patch_storage/patch_free

% Touch $ ORACLE_HOME/. patch_storage/patch_free

4. Verify that "opatch lsinventory" no longer reports the error

% Opatch lsinventory-detail

 

Assuming "opatch lsinventory" no longer reports the error, if a previous "opatch apply" failed then you may want to try applying the patch again