ODSEE - Cannot Create a New Directory Server Instance if No WRITE Access to '/tmp' Directory
(Doc ID 1392669.1)
Last updated on SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Applies to:
Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition - Version 6.0 to 11.1.1.5.0 [Release 6.0 to 11gR1]Generic UNIX
Symptoms
On DSEE 6.x and later versions:
When attempting to create a new Directory Server instance with a user who has no WRITE access to the /tmp directory, the dsadm command fails without yielding any error message.
The exit code is different of zero.
$ echo $?
11
$ ls -ld /data/PTS/DS/DSEE_PATH/INSTANCES/DS_INSTANCE
/data/PTS/DS/DSEE_PATH/INSTANCES/DS_INSTANCE: No such file or directory
$
WRITE access is denied for the user trying to create the Directory Server instance:
drwxrwxr-xt 8 root sys 1036 Jan 9 22:37 /tmp
#
STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Try to create a new Directory Server instance with dsadm while a WRITE access to /tmp is denied for the user
2. Try to list the contents of the expected Directory Server instance
Changes
This issue will happen if a WRITE access to /tmp is denied to the user trying to create a Directory Server instance.
Cause
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