opatchauto fails with OPATCHAUTO-72043 Oracle Grid Home 18c Patch 32226219 - GI Release Update 18.13.0.0.210119

As root user

/oracle/app/18.0.0/grid/OPatch/opatchauto apply /export/home/grid/Software/Patch/32226219 -oh /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid -analyze

OPatchauto session is initiated at Fri Mar 5 16:07:37 2021

System initialization log file is /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchautodb/systemconfig2021-03-05_04-07-40PM.log.

Session log file is /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/opatchauto2021-03-05_04-07-43PM.log

The id for this session is J7YT

OPATCHAUTO-72043: Patch collection failed.

OPATCHAUTO-72043: Failed to create bundle patch object.

OPATCHAUTO-72043: Please verify the patch supplied.

OPatchAuto failed.

OPatchauto session completed at Fri Mar 5 16:07:45 2021

Time taken to complete the session 0 minute, 8 seconds

opatchauto failed with error code 42

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Check whether patch directory is having 755 permission. Mine was correct permission but still was getting error

OPatch Utility was not unzipped correctly . The correct way to have the OPatch Utility is :

rm -rf $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch ( for both Grid and DB Home )

( I have not done this before, was doing just unzip and replacing exising files )

unzip p6880880_<version>_<OS_platform>.zip -d $ORACLE_HOME

( both the homes i.e. Grid and DB Home)

/oracle/app/18.0.0/grid/OPatch/opatchauto apply /export/home/grid/Software/Patch/32226219 -oh /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid -analyze

OPatchauto session is initiated at Fri Mar 5 16:23:46 2021

System initialization log file is /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchautodb/systemconfig2021-03-05_04-23-49PM.log.

Session log file is /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/opatchauto2021-03-05_04-23-52PM.log

The id for this session is 4SAX

Executing OPatch prereq operations to verify patch applicability on home /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid

Patch applicability verified successfully on home /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid

Executing patch validation checks on home /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid

Patch validation checks successfully completed on home /oracle/app/18.0.0/grid

OPatchAuto successful.

--------------------------------Summary--------------------------------

Analysis for applying patches has completed successfully:

Host:db-orclprod-3

CRS Home:/oracle/app/18.0.0/grid

Version:18.0.0.0.0

==Following patches were SUCCESSFULLY analyzed to be applied:

Patch: /export/home/grid/Software/Patch/32226219/32216973