WEIRD opatch error

[OhioSteve]

Here is my situation:

1. I am attempting to use opatch to apply patch 6408393 to my Oracle 10g server. My server runs on MS Windows Server 2003. I have the ORACLE_HOME and the PERL5LIB set to the right values. My PATH includes the appropriate directories. Before I try to apply the patch, I AM navigating to the directory 6408393.

2. When I enter "opatch apply", I get this error-

The patch directory area must be a number.

ERROR: OPatch failed because of problems in patch area.
OPatch returns with error code = 170

3. I read that files downloaded from the Internet are marked with a special flag. This flag tells the OS that they come from the "Ineternet Zone". If your update files have this flag, opatch throws error 170. I have removed this flag form ALL of the files. And unfortunately, I STILL get error 170.

What should I try now??

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Have you lookied into the ones mentioned here:

http://oracle-tech.blogspot.com/

It references both the 'blocked' issue and some metalink citations..





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