DBC:Errors/DBC-E016

[DBC-E016] oraInst.loc not found or readable

DBCollect failed to find or read oraInst.loc. This file is required to get a list of ORACLE_HOME directories.

Solution:

Check if the file /etc/oraInst.loc exists. If it is not there, Oracle is probably not properly installed.

Further info:

The oraInst.loc contains information on where the Oracle Inventory resides.

Example:

# cat /etc/oraInst.loc 
inventory_loc=/u01/app/oraInventory
inst_group=oinstall

If this information is not there, dbcollect cannot find the Oracle Inventory.