failed to initialize of the RMAN (Oracle 11 g cloned after only binaries) package

Hello everyone.

I cloned a new oracle binary on for multiple oracle on a single server. Operating system AIX 6.1

All the steps are followed according to the metalink doc that is 558478.1 but I am still unable to connect to oracle new home. The following error was received.

New password file, all operating system-level permissions are defined. I create with the default group as "oinstall".

Error as follows:

RMAN target /.

Recovery Manager: release 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on Tue Jan 8 15:36:48 2013

Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00554: initialization of the package manager internal collection failed
RMAN-04005: target database error:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges

$ sqlplus "virtue sysdba".

SQL * more: Production of the version 11.2.0.2.0 Mar 8 15:42:59 Jan 2013

Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.

ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges


Although the name of the instance of MSLTEST is registered

$ ps - ef | grep MSLTEST
oratest 7274620 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_smon_MSLTEST
oratest 19267754 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_ckpt_MSLTEST
oratest 22479038 1 0 13:28:43 - 0:00 ora_vktm_MSLTEST
oratest 22675594 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_lgwr_MSLTEST
oratest 23003290 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_dbw1_MSLTEST
oratest 25100494 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_dbw0_MSLTEST
oratest 26214420 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:28-ora_dia0_MSLTEST
oratest 32178280 1 0 13:28:43 - 0:00 ora_dbrm_MSLTEST
oratest 35324102 1 0 13:28:42 - 0:00 ora_psp0_MSLTEST
oratest 38600770 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_reco_MSLTEST
oratest 42663960 1 0 13:28:43 - 0:00 ora_diag_MSLTEST
oratest 46858382 1 0 13:28:43 - 0:00 ora_gen0_MSLTEST
oratest 49348674 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_mman_MSLTEST
oratest 56361026 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:00 ora_mmon_MSLTEST
oratest 56623166 48824512 0 15:43:13 pts/2 0:00 grep MSLTEST
oratest 58458284 1 0 13:04:03 - 0:00 /oratest/db/tech_st/11.2.0/bin/tnslsnr MSLTEST-inherit
oratest 59048172 1 0 13:28:44 - 0:06 ora_mmnl_MSLTEST
oratest 60096732 1 0 13:28:42 - 0:00 ora_pmon_MSLTEST
$


Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I suggest that you follow the steps in this Doc MOS

How to clone an existing Installation of RDBMS using YES [ID 300062.1]

HTH
Srini

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    If still no luck, right click again on the map and select Uninstall (you may have to restart after that) and then return to the driver and reinstall.   In most cases if you need to reboot, when your computer starts it will try updating the driver automatically from the site.

    Please let us know status.  Thank you!
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