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Sun Fire[TM] 12K/15K/E20K/E25K: Incorrect permission(s) on SMS Directories (Doc ID 1006613.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 06, 2019

Applies to:

Sun Fire 12K Server - Version All Versions and later
Sun Fire E25K Server - Version All Versions and later
Sun Fire 15K Server - Version All Versions and later
Sun Fire E20K Server - Version All Versions and later
All Platforms

Goal

Incorrect permission(s) on SMS directories such as $SMSVAR/.lock and $SMSVAR/.pcd can create problems for <DOMAIN>s during a setkeyswitch operation, and PCD database inconsistencies.

Note: $SMSVAR = /var/opt/SUNWSMS/

Shown below are sample errors seen during a setkeyswitch operation on <DOMAIN>s when file permissions on ".lock" and ".pcd" are incorrect.

Sample Errors

On console:

Solution

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