11gR2 Grid install – clscfg.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libcap.so.1: cannot open shared object file

[root@hostname ~]# /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/root.sh

Performing root user operation for Oracle 11g

The following environment variables are set as:

ORACLE_OWNER= oracle

ORACLE_HOME= /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid

Enter the full pathname of the local bin directory: [/usr/local/bin]:

Copying dbhome to /usr/local/bin ...

Copying oraenv to /usr/local/bin ...

Copying coraenv to /usr/local/bin ...

Creating /etc/oratab file...

Entries will be added to the /etc/oratab file as needed by

Database Configuration Assistant when a database is created

Finished running generic part of root script.

Now product-specific root actions will be performed.

Using configuration parameter file: /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params

Creating trace directory

/opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/bin/clscfg.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libcap.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Failed to create keys in the OLR, rc = 127, Message:

Failed to write the checkpoint:'' with status:FAIL.Error code is 256

Failed to create keys in the OLR at /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_lib.pm line 7497.

/opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/perl/bin/perl -I/opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/perl/lib -I/opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/crs/install /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/crs/install/roothas.pl execution failed

Solution:

1. Install following rpm’s:

compat-libcap1-1.10-1.x86_64

libcap-2.16-5.5.el6.x86_64

2. If you encounter this problem during the install, you will need to use the rootcrs.pl script to de-configure the Grid before you can run root.sh again

[root@hostname ~]# /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/crs/install/roothas.pl -deconfig -force -verbose

Using configuration parameter file: /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params

CRS-4639: Could not contact Oracle High Availability Services

CRS-4000: Command Stop failed, or completed with errors.

CRS-4639: Could not contact Oracle High Availability Services

CRS-4000: Command Delete failed, or completed with errors.

CRS-4544: Unable to connect to OHAS

CRS-4000: Command Stop failed, or completed with errors.

Failure in execution (rc=-1, 0, No such file or directory) for command /etc/init.d/ohasd deinstall

Successfully deconfigured Oracle Restart stack

3. Execute root.sh

[root@hostname ~]# /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/root.sh

Performing root user operation for Oracle 11g

The following environment variables are set as:

ORACLE_OWNER= oracle

ORACLE_HOME= /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid

Enter the full pathname of the local bin directory: [/usr/local/bin]:

The contents of "dbhome" have not changed. No need to overwrite.

The contents of "oraenv" have not changed. No need to overwrite.

The contents of "coraenv" have not changed. No need to overwrite.

Entries will be added to the /etc/oratab file as needed by

Database Configuration Assistant when a database is created

Finished running generic part of root script.

Now product-specific root actions will be performed.

Using configuration parameter file: /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params

LOCAL ADD MODE

Creating OCR keys for user 'oracle', privgrp 'oinstall'..

Operation successful.

LOCAL ONLY MODE

Successfully accumulated necessary OCR keys.

Creating OCR keys for user 'root', privgrp 'root'..

Operation successful.

CRS-4664: Node hostname successfully pinned.

Adding Clusterware entries to upstart

hostname 2015/06/12 11:03:38 /opt/oraInventory/product/11.2.0/grid/cdata/hostname/backup_20150612_110338.olr

Successfully configured Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server