ask me for password when trying to start up DS Server

lvidalfl · Post by **lvidalfl** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:57 pm

I'm trying to start up DataStage server on Solaris 9 using the command uv -admin -start but the script ask me for the 'dsadm' password, I know this is no suppose to happend but I don't know what is going on, does any body know any reason why this might happen?

Is it possible to be a file permission issue?

Thanks.[/b]

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:42 pm

It's only not supposed to happen if you are logged in as dsadm when issuing this command... are you?

lvidalfl · Post by **lvidalfl** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:19 pm

chulett wrote:It's only not supposed to happen if you are logged in as dsadm when issuing this command... are you?

Yes, i'm logged in as 'dsadm' when i'm trying to start up DataStage server, this user belongs to 'dstage' group.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:31 pm

Sorry, had to ask. And you said in your other thread you did a root install, yes? Hmm... nothing helpful to add other than the nagging suspicion that I've read about this issue before on the Solaris platform.

Anyone?

lvidalfl · Post by **lvidalfl** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:41 pm

chulett wrote:Sorry, had to ask. And you said in your other thread you did a root install, yes? Hmm... nothing helpful to add other than the nagging suspicion that I've read about this issue before on the Solaris platform.

Anyone?

I already bypass this error by reinstalling DataStage server being 'dsadm' with Impersonation mode disabled, now I start DStage and it doesn't ask me for the 'dsadm' password when I bring up the services with the 'uv' command. when I bring down DStage server now everything goes fine, I have no more shared memory segment errors. I still think it's a file/resource permission issue.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:44 pm

Or a Solaris thing. No such shenanigans required on H-PUX. Glad you got it worked out. :D

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:34 pm

As noted in the other post, it may be the permissions on the uv executable. Once you answer the question there, we'll have a better idea.

daniel0623 · Post by **daniel0623** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:38 am

Hi all,

I also met same issue.
Formerly I can start datastage without inputting password.
Now it required password when I started datastage as dsadm.

Which reasons may cause this issue?
Thanks for any help.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:53 am

What has changed? "Nothing" is not the correct answer.

daniel0623 · Post by **daniel0623** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:47 am

thanks ,ray.
I found root cause.
The root cause is someone ran command: chmod -R 777 $DSHOME.
I think reinstallation can resolve this issue.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:29 pm

There is a script called something like DSEresetperms in the DSEngine directory (in one of its subdirectories) that you may find a simpler solution.
Some of the executables, in $DSHOME/bin particularly, have very specific permissions requirements - they must have the setuid bit set and be owned by root.