topic Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp in Operating System - HP-UX

Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Puff — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:54:36 GMT

My DBA informed me that the async IO was not working on one of our HP servers - DB is Sybase. After doing some resarch I found that the /etc/setprivgrp program is missing from the server. This server was recently recreated at a new datacenter and should have been built from an image of the original one. My conceren is that there may be other things missing so I do not feel comfortable just copying this from another server. Can someone tell me what I would need to reinstall to get this program back?

Thanks!

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Tim Nelson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:59:27 GMT

The file does not exist by default. If you are sure that it existed and was lost during restore then view your backup and see if the file was ever there.

This typcially is only required by IA/11.23.

example of file content.
dba MLOCK

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:04:37 GMT

Hi:

Strictly speaking, '/etc/setprivgrp' is a symbolic link to '/usr/sbin/setprivgrp'. In reality it is a transition link. If '/usr/sbin/setprivgrp' exists either use 'ln -s' to recreate the link, or run:

# /opt/upgrade/bin/tlinstall -v -l

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Tim Nelson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:10:53 GMT

Sorry my eyes saw setprivgrp and my brain thought /etc/privgroup

Apologize for the aneurism.

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Puff — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:13:33 GMT

Sorry my posting had a piece of information missing. The link is there, but the backing program in /usr/sbin/setprivgrp is missing.

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:19:53 GMT

Hi (again):

Since the binary comes from the core filesets:

# swlist -l file|grep privgrp

...I would verify your server's integrity with:

# swverify \*

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Puff — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:04:36 GMT

There were errors:
WARNING: "meu6awi4:/": 3 check scripts had warnings.
ERROR: "meu6awi4:/": The software dependencies for 15 products or
filesets cannot be resolved.
WARNING: "meu6awi4:/": 479 files had warnings during this operation.
ERROR: "meu6awi4:/": 4035 files had errors during this operation.
* The analysis phase failed for "meu6awi4:/".
* Verification had errors.

A swlist -l fileset -a state shows files as installed and not configured

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Puff — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:34:26 GMT

While doing my clean up of software, I found this:

ERROR: Corrupt OE.OE-ENTERPRISE,l=/,r=B.11.11.0612

This does not look good. To correct orrupt software you sually have to reinstall. Isn't this my base O/S though? Any advice on how to fix this?

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:05:41 GMT

Hi (again):

Given the number of errors I would cold-install. However you might try:

# swverify -F \*

...and see how much cleans up.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Puff — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:47:24 GMT

With HP support's blessings I was able to reinstall the corrupt software and I cleaned up several old patches etc. However I am still missing /usr/sbin/setprivgrp. I believe I need to reinstall something else, but do not know what software package this is a part of.

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Tim Nelson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:55:18 GMT

It is from the OS-Core.SYS-ADMIN fileset.

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Puff — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:32:45 GMT

Thank you so much. This is what I was looking for. Although the swverify did point out other errors, reinstalling this did the trick!

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Puff — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:36:44 GMT

The reinstall of OS-Core.SYS-ADMIN did the trick. Thanks so much for everyones help!

Re: Missing /etc/setprivgrp

Dennis Handly — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:57:13 GMT

>The reinstall of OS-Core.SYS-ADMIN did the trick.

You can find the name by:
swlist -l file | fgrep /usr/sbin/setprivgrp

For 11.23:
OS-Core.SYS2-ADMIN: /usr/sbin/setprivgrp