What to do if you get the above error when you try to install Oracle SE2 (did not test if the same issue is there with EE, but probably it is) in silent mode?:<\/p>\n
\n.\/runInstaller oracle.install.option=INSTALL_DB_SWONLY \n ORACLE_BASE=\/u01\/app\/oracle\/ \n ORACLE_HOME=\/u01\/app\/oracle\/product\/12.1.0\/db_2_4\/ \n UNIX_GROUP_NAME=oinstall \n oracle.install.db.DBA_GROUP=dba \n oracle.install.db.OPER_GROUP=dba \n oracle.install.db.BACKUPDBA_GROUP=dba \n oracle.install.db.DGDBA_GROUP=dba \n oracle.install.db.KMDBA_GROUP=dba \n FROM_LOCATION=..\/stage\/products.xml \n INVENTORY_LOCATION=\/u01\/app\/oracle\/oraInventory\/ \n SELECTED_LANGUAGES=en \n oracle.install.db.InstallEdition=SE2 \n DECLINE_SECURITY_UPDATES=true -silent -ignoreSysPrereqs -ignorePrereq -waitForCompletion\n<\/pre>\nYou already checked my oracle support and verified that there are no lock files in the oraInventory\/locks directory:<\/p>\n
\nls -la \/u01\/app\/oraIventory\/locks\n<\/pre>\nWhat to do? Follow the error message…:<\/p>\n
\n[FATAL] [INS-10008] Session initialization failed\n CAUSE: An unexpected error occured while initializing the session.\n ACTION: Contact Oracle Support Services or refer logs\n SUMMARY:\n<\/pre>\n… and create a service request in my oracle support? You don’t need to. The error message is a bit misleading. The real issue is only the trailing slash (“\/”) at the end of the directory name for the oraInventory. Once you remove it everything works as expected:<\/p>\n
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