How to fix the Oracle error INS-42011: The operating system group specified for oraInventory group is invalid.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-42011: The operating system group specified for oraInventory group is invalid. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-42011: The operating system group specified for oraInventory group is invalid.

Reason for the Error INS-42011: The operating system group specified for oraInventory group is invalid.

Cause: The user account running the installation must have the oraInventory group as its primary group.

How to fix the Error INS-42011: The operating system group specified for oraInventory group is invalid. ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Action: Change the oraInventory group to the primary group of the installation owner account, or change the installation owner groups so that the group you want to use for the oraInventory group is the primary group of the installation owner.