SAPINST fails with getpwent() error

[Former Member]

When running sapinst I get the following error when I enter the profile directory and also when I select the kernel DVD to use:

INFO 2009-07-05 10:02:18

Execute step getProfileDir of component

|NW_Export|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_GetSid

FromProfiles|ind|ind|ind|ind|2|0|NW_readProfileDir|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0.

INFO 2009-07-05 10:02:33

Account hpsadm already exists.

INFO 2009-07-05 10:02:33

Account 0 already exists.

WARNING 2009-07-05 10:02:33

System call failed. Error 3 (The process does not exist.) in execution of system

call 'getpwent' with parameter (), line (156) in file (syuxcgroup.cpp).

INFO 2009-07-05 10:02:33

Account 3000 already exists.

INFO 2009-07-05 10:02:43

Account sapsys already exists.

When I get to the point where it wants the DB2 administrator passwords it again happens but this time sapinst fails with a core dump. I'm not sure this last failure really matters as I believe the damage to the migration has already ocurred with the error above.

I am logged on as root.

[sunny_pahuja2]

Hi,

Check permission on installation directory and it should be 777.

Please check and if problem still persists, please let us know..

Thanks

Sunny

[Former Member]

Sunny,

I know about that problem. I had it on earlier migrations. This is the fourth I have done for this customer, using the same DVD's. None of the others had this problem.

Regards,

Paul

[Former Member]

The problem was solved by downloadingthe latest sapinst.

[Former Member]

We had this issue show up recently and got around the error by manually updating the group file (added accounts <sid>adm and ora<sid> to the groups: oper, sapsys, sapinst, and dba).

Hope someone finds this helpful!

J. Haynes