topic Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM in Operating System - HP-UX

Odd error while trying to call SAM

Jarheadatheart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:37:05 GMT

All,
I am on a RP7420 running 11.11, I tried to call up SAM and recieved the following error:

A call to the routine getgrgid(3C) failed for GID "20". The group x
x database does not exist or the entry for the group corresponding to x
x GID "20" is missing from the group database. Please fix the problem x
x and restart SAM.

I am not sure what this is, I did a search online with no results. Anyone have any idea?

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Wim Rombauts — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:40:51 GMT

At a very first thought, I would check /etc/group and see if there is a correct entry for GID 20 ("users" on my machine)

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Wim Rombauts — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:42:08 GMT

... or if you have multiple user databases on your machine, maybe "grget -g 20" can be a help.

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Fabio Ettore — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:42:09 GMT

Hi,

it seems that something is missing into /etc/group file, 20 usually is the GID of group users. Do you have the entry for group users into /etc/group?

Please post the /etc/group file.

Best regrads,
Fabio

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Jarheadatheart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:43:37 GMT

Entry for "users" is:

users::112:root,milnel

none of my systems have the default GID of 20 it was removed as a requirement.

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Wim Rombauts — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:46:14 GMT

And what if you create one, albeit just for a few minutes ?

Add "dummygr::20:" to /etc/group and try your SAM

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Jarheadatheart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:47:38 GMT

Attached is /etc/group

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Pete Randall — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:51:19 GMT

SemperFi Jarhead,

Your group file does not have a group 20. You could try adding one, but I think the better solution might be to make sure you're invoking SAM as root!

Ooorah!

Pete

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Patrick Wallek — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:51:35 GMT

>>none of my systems have the default GID of 20 it was removed as a requirement.

What kind of requirement? Security? Oftentimes the default users and groups are there for a reason and removing them could have unexpected consequences.

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Jarheadatheart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:53:09 GMT

Semper Fi Brother! (Pete)

Pete, I can call sam as root.

but why can't I call it logged is as myself? I can on all of my other systems and the /etc/group files are the same on all of the systems? That is what is bothering me.

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Fabio Ettore — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:55:38 GMT

Hi,

users::112:root,milnel

So group users has GID 112 instead of 20. What about the fourth field into the /etc/passwd file? Which GID do system's users have? 20 or 112?

Best regards,
Fabio

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Jarheadatheart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:56:48 GMT

Pat, yes it is a security thing for the company.

I did this on all of my other systems and I can call SAM as myself though.

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Pete Randall — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:01:07 GMT

And the other systems have no group 20???

Pete

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Jarheadatheart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:02:32 GMT

Pete, no none of my systems have GID 20.

Fabio!!!! That was it... My bad guys! Sorry for wasting everyones time!!!

I totally forgot to check the /etc/passwd file for GId's leftover that were 20...

Re: Odd error while trying to call SAM

Jarheadatheart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:02:50 GMT

Thanks Guys!