As reported by Jeremiah Wilton, use the -force option e.g. ./runInstaller -silent -responseFile /opt/app/oracle/Disk1/response/patchset.rsp -force Works like a charm. -- mohammed ----- Original Message ---- From: mkb <mkb125@xxxxxxxxx> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:13:23 PM Subject: OUI Silent Install Error - Patching 10.2.0.1 Oracle 10.2.0.1 on RedHat AS 4.0 I'm trying to patch Oracle (going from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.3). I've downloaded the patch, and modified my response file. When I run the installer, I get the following the error: SEVERE:OUI-10029:You have specified a non-empty directory to install this product. It is recommended to specify either an empty or a non-existent directory. You may, however, choose to ignore this message if the directory contains Operating System generated files or subdirectories like lost+found. I run the installer as follows: ./runInstaller -silent -responseFile /opt/app/oracle/Disk1/response/patchset.rsp My patchset.rsp file looks like this: RESPONSEFILE_VERSION=2.2.1.0.0 UNIX_GROUP_NAME=oinstall FROM_LOCATION="/opt/app/oracle/Disk1/stage/products.xml" NEXT_SESSION_RESPONSE=<Value Unspecified> ORACLE_HOME="/opt/app/oracle/product/10.2.0" # I also tried this: # ORACLE_HOME="/opt/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1" ORACLE_HOME_NAME="OraDb10g_home1" TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={"oracle.patchset.db","10.2.0.3.0"} RESTART_SYSTEM=false I installed the patch on another machine using the following: ./runInstaller -record -responseFile myresp.rsp but this failed to create a response file. This is a single instance, non-clustered database. Any ideas where I'm going wrong? BTW, I was able to use the OUI in silent mode to install a fresh install of 10.2.0.1. -- mohammed ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l