chmod: changing permissions of `$ORACLE_HOME/bin/extjobO': Operation not permitted

APPLIES TO:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

SYMPTOMS

Applying Proactive Bundle / PSU Patch fails with Error

For Example :Applied  24968615 (DATABASE PROACTIVE BUNDLE PATCH 12.1.0.2.170117 ) through opatch utility

The patch applied successfully but log file shows warning as below:

[Apr 4, 2017 3:14:05 PM] [WARNING] OUI-67215:
OPatch found the word "error" in the stderr of the make command.
Please look at this stderr. You can re-run this make command.
Stderr output:
chmod: changing permissions of '$ORACLE_HOME/bin/extjobO': Operation not permitted
make: [iextjob] Error 1 (ignored)

 

 

CAUSE

This is due to the defect for which an internal bug is raised.

 

SOLUTION

The Issue / Warning "chmod: changing permissions of '$ORACLE_HOME/bin/extjobO'': Operation not permitted" can be ignored safely.

If you do not wish to see the above issue / warning, we need to change the permission of file '$ORACLE_HOME/bin/extjobO' before application of the patch.

This is also mentioned in Read Me of the Proactive Bundle Patches as mentioned below.

ReadMe: (of Patch 24968615 - Database Proactive Bundle Patch 12.1.0.2.170117) under the section 3 Known Issues

https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Services/download?type=readme&aru=20775452