samlog_viewer error?

[Mark Frederickson]

I was looking into the samlog_viewer & when trying to look @ the samlog, I get the error below. I've used two different methods & get the same error. Any ideas?

I am not attempting to run this as 'root' & am accessing the system using CDE.

/usr/sam/bin/samlog_viewer -l C /var/sam/log/samlog

cat samlog | /usr/sam/bin/samlog_viewer -tn -


The SAM log viewer could not open the file "/var/sam/LFV_RUN5183" (errno = 13).hgdwtest:oracle:/var/sam/log$

[Peter Godron]

Mark,
Errno 13 = EACCES = User access denied

Run your commands as root and you should be ok.

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[Mark Frederickson]

Peter,

I appreciate your reply. However, there is no way that I will be able to run any command on this system as 'root'.

Mark

[Peter Godron]

Hi,
in that case, why do you expect that you can read a log file generated by the root user ? ;-)

In don't have access to a HP system at the moment, but check the permissions on:
/usr/sam/bin/samlog_viewer
and /var/sam/log/samlog

[Mark Frederickson]

Peter,

It's a viewer........ and yes, there should be third-party verification of what 'root' is doing on this system.

FYI:

hgdwtest:oracle:/home/oracle$ll /usr/sam/bin/samlog_viewer
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 57344 Jun 15 2004 /usr/sam/bin/samlog_viewer


hgdwtest:oracle:/var/sam/log$ll samlog
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 108666 Apr 23 02:01 samlog

[Jaime Bolanos Rojas.]

Mark,

It looks like you got permissions to read those files, and I do not recall an error like that in SAM.

You might want to make sure that you got the latest patches for SAM for you specific OS.

Regards,

Jaime.

[Marco A.]

Maybe that patches could help you, because the permissions are ok, check if you have the following patches, I sent you the info for 11.11 and 11.23.

PHCO_34207
s700_800 11.11 cumulative SAM patch

PHCO_34208
s700_800 11.23 cumulative SAM patch

Regards,

[Mark Frederickson]

Marco,

I had the patch you reference thrown on & it does not appear to have any effect:

hgdwtest:oracle:/var/sam/log$/usr/sam/bin/samlog_viewer -l C /var/sam/log/samlog
The SAM log viewer could not open the file "/var/sam/LFV_RUN19834" (errno = 13).

hgdwtest:oracle:/var/sam/log$cat samlog | /usr/sam/bin/samlog_viewer -tn -
The SAM log viewer could not open the file "/var/sam/LFV_RUN19836" (errno = 13).

hgdwtest:oracle:/var/sam/log$

[Mark Frederickson]

Solution:

This is a permissions issue, but it's with the directory that the samlog_viewer creates working files. Changing /usr/sam to 777 allows for the creation of working files:

drwxrwxrwx 9 bin bin 8192 Apr 23 13:12 sam


hgdwtest:oracle:/var$ll sam
total 544
-rw-r--r-- 1 mfrederi gdw_user 10195 Apr 23 13:12 LFV_13106
-rw-r--r-- 1 mfrederi gdw_user 0 Apr 23 13:12 LFV_RUN13106


The next question is, can be change to location of where these files are created, like in /tmp ??