Tips on troubleshooting why the patch install requires to resolve the source?

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Tips on troubleshooting why the patch install requires to resolve the source?

Answer

In your vebose log, examine the REINSTALLMODE property. If REINSTALLMODE is set to “amus” it means always overwrite existing files. This will definitely require original source for the files to be copied.

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