rc.log swconfig warning "remove process did not succeed"

[Franky Leeuwerck_2]

Hi,

On a few HP-UX systems, different models, I see this warning appearing in the rc.log :
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Output from "/sbin/rc2.d/S120swconfig start":
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* Removing the following software:
Obsolete.NCSNCK,l=/,r=B.11.00,a=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64

WARNING: The remove process from "swconfig" did not succeed.
Some or all of the software listed in "/var/adm/sw/needs_remove" must be removed manually.

Recover editor crash files
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I am not an HP-UX expert but it looks to me that HP-UX is trying to uninstall some software automatically but fails to do so.

Is this a critical problem ?
What action should I take and does it require an HP-UX reboot ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions,
Franky Leeuwerck

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi Franky,

Check this doc.

http://www5.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000066937418

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Muthukumar_5]

Some software depots will make problem on removing them as like this.

Software depots are packaged so that some directories has to be deleted manaully there. It is not a problem there.

Directories associated with software must be deleted manually there. Find them in /var/adm/sw/needs_remove there. And remove them. That is all.

[Sยภเl Kย๓คг]

Muthu is correct
as sw depots are packaged all the directories won't be removed after an uninstall.You need to manually remove the directories refer to var/adm/sw/needs_remove and proceed
regards
SK

[Franky Leeuwerck_2]

Thanks Muthu for your quick explanation on the " needs_remove ".

Thanks Robert-Jan. The document referring to the NCSNCK software in this issue, solves my problem.

I consider this issue closed.

Regards,
Franky

[Eric Antunes]

Hi Franky,

Do you have primary swap (/dev/vg00/lvol2) in you /etc/fstab? If so remove this line from fstab because /dev/vg00/lvol2 is enabled for swap, by default, during startup. So you don't need to add it to /etc/fstab.

Best Regards,

Eric Antunes

[Franky Leeuwerck_2]

Issue closed ( see document referred by Robert-Jan Goossens ).