topic Re: swinstall problem in Operating System - HP-UX

swinstall problem

Steve Massey_1 — Fri, 30 Jun 2000 14:01:25 GMT

Hi

New L class(HPUX 11), insatlling ADSM client using following

swinstall -x mount_all_filesystems=false -v -s /tmp/adsm IBMADSM

I have done this many times before new/old systems, now I get an error

"you do not have req'd permissions"
I am ROOT, I have looked at swacl all seems ok - this is standard HP build

Any ideas

Steve

Re: swinstall problem

Alex Glennie — Fri, 30 Jun 2000 14:09:52 GMT

These errors can be caused by confusion within the Software Distributor. There are different
sources of confusion are usually cleared up by following these instructions:

1.Login as root

2.Move the directory /var/adm/sw/security and its contents to /var/adm/sw/security.old

mv /var/adm/sw/security /var/adm/sw/security.old

3.Make an new /var/adm/sw/security directory

mkdir /var/adm/sw/security

4.Change the owner of the /var/adm/sw/security directory

chown bin:bin security
5.Change the mode of the /var/adm/sw/security directory

chmod 755 security

6.If installing from a cdrom unmount the cd.

umount /cdrom

7.Change the mode of the cdrom mount direcotry.

chmod 777 /cdrom

8.Stop the swagentd daemon.

/sbin/init.d/swagentd stop

NOTE: Execute this command on both local and remote machines, if applicable.

9.Register the source as a depot:
If the file is on the local machine:

swreg -l depot /tmp/PHxx_yyyy.depot

If the cdrom is on local machine:

swreg -l depot /cdrom
If the cdrom is on remote machine:

swreg -l depot @ "hostname":/cdrom

10.Restart the swagentd daemon.

/sbin/init.d/swagentd start

NOTE: Execute this command on both local and remote machines, if applicable.

11.If installing from a cdrom remount the cd.

mount /cdrom

12.Now re-install the software. swinstall

Of course, these errors may actually be a function of a non-root user attempting to execute
swinstall or some other Software Distributor function. To allow a non-root user to install
patches read the following.

Re: swinstall problem

Denver Osborn — Fri, 30 Jun 2000 14:13:41 GMT

Have you restarted the swagent deamon?

# swagentd -r

Then try the swinstall again.

Re: swinstall problem

Antoanetta Naghiu — Fri, 30 Jun 2000 14:13:50 GMT

Hello!
If it is a new machine, you should ensure yourself:
a) your machine knows who it is: try: 1. #uname ?a and #hostname, you shoud get the name of the machine
2. ping machine_name being login in the new machine (ping yourself).
b) if pcts a and b are ok, restart the swagent (kill the swagentd daemon and restart it: /usr/sbin/swagentd ?r).
Check as well the logfile (/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log). Come back with details if not working.