XML parser reports an error while running sapinst

[Former Member]

Hi All,

We are trying to install ECC6.0 thru SAPINST on linux platform but while trying to start sapinst on linux platform its giving a error

XML parser reports an error line 9 column 2 during parsing file /root/control.xml

retrieving account information for group sapinst...

Account sapinst already exists.

getting ACL of /tmp/sapinst_instdir succeeded.

inserted account (Everyone, -17, GROUP) into the accountcache.

Editing rights (rwx): (501, GROUP, =rwx)

Setting rights of sapinst to rwx

Editing rights (rwx): (0, USER, =rwx)

Setting rights of root to rwx

Editing rights (rwx): (-17, GROUP, =rwx)

Setting rights of Everyone to rwx

Authorizations set for /tmp/sapinst_instdir.

retrieving account information done.

Working directory changed to /tmp/sapinst_exe.21545.1297498033.

Opened /tmp/sapinst_exe.21545.1297498033/iakdblib701_1.so

Working directory changed to /root.

This is SAPinst, version 701_1, make variant 701_REL, build 1015597

compiled on Oct 2 2008, 21:49:38

current working directory is /root

Creating file /tmp/sapinst_instdir/x.

Removing file /tmp/sapinst_instdir/x.

retrieving account information for group sapinst...

Account sapinst already exists.

getting ACL of /tmp/sapinst_instdir succeeded.

Editing rights (rwx): (501, GROUP, =rwx)

Setting rights of sapinst to rwx

Editing rights (rwx): (0, USER, =rwx)

Setting rights of root to rwx

Editing rights (rwx): (-17, GROUP, =rwx)

Setting rights of Everyone to rwx

Authorizations set for /tmp/sapinst_instdir.

retrieving account information done.

XML parser reports an error error, line 9 column 2 during parsing file /root/control.xml.

please suggest, i also tried after replacing control.xml from installation master but same error kindly suggest

Regards

Gagan

SAP BASIS Admin

[Former Member]

Did you start sapinst in /root? How did you start sapinst?

I would rather choose a dedicated filesystem like /install for my dvd location. Then:

root# cd /install/Installation_Master_DVD
root# ./sapinst

Maybe it is best and fastest if you retry your installation from scratch.

Cheers Michael