"ovmd -s configure" reports error in Solaris 11.4_SRU27 VM guest (Doc ID 2785942.1)

Last updated on JUNE 20, 2021

Applies to:

Symptoms

On Solaris 11.4_SRU24, ovmd is specified to be executed with python 3.7 by default:
# head -1 /usr/lib/ovmapi/ovm-template-config.py
#!/usr/bin/python3.7 -Es

# ovmd -s configure
Most recent call last (Traceback):
File "/usr/lib/ovmapi/ovm-template-config.py", line 289, in < module >
main ()
File "/usr/lib/ovmapi/ovm-template-config.py", line 262, in main
inputfd = os.fdopen (args.input [0], 'r', 0)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/os.py", line 1027, in fdopen
return io.open (fd, * args, * * kwargs)
ValueError: can't have unbuffered text I/O

Issue is also reproducible on Solaris 11.4_SRU27 + python 3.7.

On Solaris 11.4_SRU15, ovmd is specified to be executed with python 2.7 by default, and issue is not reproducible.

Cause

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