Oui-67076:oraclehomeinventory was wasn't able to the create a lock file "in Unix

Symptoms

The command "Opatch lsinventory" reports the error:

Oui-67076:oraclehomeinventory was wasn't able to the create a lock file, probably due to a failed opatch Session. The loaded inventory might not show correctly what you had 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 could want to try AP Plying the patch again