PRVF-6402 : Core file name pattern is not same on all the nodes

Problem:

Oracle 18c GI configuration prerequisite checks failed with the following error:

PRVF-6402 : Core file name pattern is not same on all the nodes. Found core filename pattern "core" on nodes "primrac1". Found core filename pattern "core.%p" on nodes "primrac2".  
- Cause:  The core file name pattern is not same on all the nodes.  
- Action:  Ensure that the mechanism for core file naming works consistently on all the nodes. Typically for Linux, the elements to look into are the contents of two files /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern or /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid. Refer OS vendor documentation for platforms AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris.

Comparing parameter values on both nodes:

[root@primrac1 ~]# cat /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid
0
[root@primrac2 ~]# cat /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid
1 

[root@primrac1 ~]# sysctl -a|grep core_uses_pid
kernel.core_uses_pid = 0

[root@primrac2 ~]# sysctl -a|grep core_uses_pid
kernel.core_uses_pid = 1

Strange fact was that this parameter was not defined explicitly in sysctl.conf file, but still had different default values:

[root@primrac1 ~]# cat /etc/sysctl.conf |grep core_uses_pid
[root@primrac2 ~]# cat /etc/sysctl.conf |grep core_uses_pid 

Solution:

I’ve set parameter to 1 explicitly in sysctl.conf on both nodes:

[root@primrac1 ~]# cat /etc/sysctl.conf |grep core_uses_pid
kernel.core_uses_pid=1 

[root@primrac2 ~]# cat /etc/sysctl.conf |grep core_uses_pid
kernel.core_uses_pid=1

[root@primrac1 ~]# sysctl -p 
[root@primrac2 ~]# sysctl -p

[root@primrac1 ~]# sysctl -a|grep core_uses_pid 
kernel.core_uses_pid = 1

[root@primrac2 ~]# sysctl -a|grep core_uses_pid 
kernel.core_uses_pid = 1

Pressed Check Again button and GI configuration succeeded.