(Martin Berger) datapatch can fail if doing manual out of place patching, when the new ORACLE_HOME is not cloned from previous one but a fresh installation. The problem is a one-of patch in the old ORACLE_HOME, which is included in something else (like a PSU) in the new ORACLE_HOME.
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