/etc/crontab points to a wrong location for the script zlm-pg-vacuum

  • 3243712
  • 02-Oct-2007
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management - ZLM7.2

Situation

When installing ZENworks Linux Management 7.2 on a server, the configuration file /etc/crontab points to the wrong location for the script zlm-pg-vacuum.

Resolution

To obtain access to a hot patch with the fix for this problem, follow the instructions in KB 3469853 "Updates to Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support

Ensure after installing the rpms to follow the instructions in the readme for zlm72hp5-tid.tar.gz "ZLM 7.2 Upgrade to IR 1 from ZLM 7.2" found at https://download.novell.com

Workaround:
Change all instances in the configuration file /etc/crontab to reflect the correct location of the script zlm-pg-vacuum, from /opt/novell/zenworks/bin/zlm-pg-vacuum to /usr/bin/zlm-pg-vacuum