chmod errors during a fresh install of NPAM 3.1 on linux/unix (rexec package missing)

  • 7017867
  • 21-Jul-2016
  • 09-Oct-2016

Environment

NetIQ Privileged Account Manager
NetIQ Privileged User Manager
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IBM AIX
HP-UX
Sun Solaris
VMWare ESX/ESXi

Situation

chmod errors during a fresh install of NPAM 3.1 on linux/unix (rexec package missing)
Files missing from the filesystem after install for the rexec package:
chown: cannot access ... : No such file or directory

The agent installation finishes and the unifid process starts successfully
In Hosts Console, Selecting 'Install Packages' reports No modules available

Resolution

This has been addressed in the release of Privileged Account Manager 3.1.0.1 (3.1 HF1).

New agent installers have been released to address this issue. Please see the following from the relevant Release Notes:
Section 1.1, chmod Error is Displayed During the Installation of Privileged Account Manager 3.1 on a Linux or a UNIX Server

If an agent was previously installed using the 3.1 installer and just upgrading to 3.1.0.1 did not resolve the issue, then please try the following:
  1. Try reinstalling the rexec package from a 3.1.0.1 Manager.
    • Verify the rexec package is installed on the host in the Hosts Console (Host > Packages).
    • (conditional) If it is installed, then uninstall it.
    • Install the rexec package to the host agent (Select Install Packages)
  2. If the above does not help the issue, then please reinstall the agent on the server:

Additional Information

The following errors appear while installing Privileged Account Manager 3.1 on Linux / Unix:
chown: cannot access `/usr/bin/pcksh': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/usr/bin/rutcsh': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `/bin/sush': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/bin/sush': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/bin/pcksh': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/bin/rutcsh': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/bin/usvi': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/bin/uscp': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/bin/udsh': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/bin/usrun': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/netiq/npum/man/man1/pcksh.1': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/netiq/npum/man/man1/usrun.1': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/netiq/npum/man/man1/rutcsh.1': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/netiq/npum/man/man1/usvi.1': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/netiq/npum/man/man1/udsh.1': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/opt/netiq/npum/sbin/ccsum': No such file or directory


The following are previously accepted workarounds prior to the officially released fix:

Workaround
1
:

  1. Register the agent to a PAM Manager, which has the rexec package available in the Package Manager.
    Note: The rexec package can be made available to a Package Manager either by pulling it from the channel or by publishing it from an ISO. For further details, please refer to Downloading Package to a Package Manager.

  2. Install the rexec package to the agent via the Hosts Console.
    Note: For further details, please refer to Installing Packages on a Host.


Workaround 2:

  1. Install Privileged Account Manager Agent 3.0.1 and register the agent with the framework manager:
    Please refer to Installing and Registering a Framework Agent.

  2. Upgrade the agent(s) from 3.0.1 to 3.1:
    If necessary, please refer to Upgrading to Privileged Account Manager 3.1.
    Note: Multiple agents can be upgraded on a domain-by-domain level by selecting the container of host agents and selecting Update Domain Packages.