SEVERE: [FATAL] [INS-10102] Installer initialization failed.

Operating System Linux 5.8_x64

Release Name : R12.2

EBS Version 12.2.6

ERROR:  Database Preinstall Checks (FAILED) 

Check installer log for file for more details.

[root@rac1 logs]# pwd

/u01/oracle/oraInventory/logs

[root@rac1 logs]# cat installActions2017-02-15_12-09-46AM.log

. . .

. . .

. . .

INFO: Setting value for the property:id in the bean:configcmd

INFO: Setting value for the property:platformcmdmap in the bean:configcmd

INFO: Setting value for the property:id in the bean:configcmd

INFO: Setting value for the property:platformcmdmap in the bean:configcmd

INFO: Setting value for the property:configcmds in the bean:configcmdmappings

SEVERE: [FATAL] [INS-10102] Installer initialization failed.

   CAUSE: An unexpected error occured while initializing the Installer.

   ACTION: Contact Oracle Support Services or refer logs

   SUMMARY:

       - [INS-21003] Installer has detected that an invalid inventory pointer location file was specified..

Refer associated stacktrace #oracle.install.commons.util.exception.DefaultErrorAdvisor:37

INFO: Advice is ABORT

SEVERE: Unconditional Exit

INFO: Adding ExitStatus FAILURE to the exit status set

INFO: Finding the most appropriate exit status for the current application

INFO: Exit Status is -1

INFO: Shutdown Oracle Database 12c Release 1 Installer

 SOLUTION:

Define your instgroup name  in /etc/orainst.loc  

in this EBS R12.2.6 installation, 
my user=oracle and group=dba.
So Define Accordingly.

[root@rac1 database]# cat /etc/oraInst.loc

inventory_loc=/u01/oracle/oraInventory/

[root@rac1 database]# vi /etc/oraInst.loc

[root@rac1 database]# cat /etc/oraInst.loc

inventory_loc=/u01/oracle/oraInventory/

inst_group=dba

[root@rac1 database]# ll /etc/oraInst.loc

-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 55 Feb 15 07:53 /etc/oraInst.loc

Now run retry botton

Hopefully issue should be fixed.

This article helps those who face issue with EBS Installtion

Thanks for Reading.

Regards,

Mohammed Areefuddin.

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