1206016 - Error: "sys_setup: mkshm() failed" after installing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 on UNIX

Symptom

After installing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 on UNIX the following appears in a stack trace:

Performing Configuration...
Performing post-install steps...
Creating symlinks...
Symlink creation completed.
Setting up configuration files in /servers/busobjectsC/bobje/data/.bobj
Now initializing components...
Could not open file /tmp/Mw_wlbusobj/4664A3763907AF6A612FC3D246B45752 for shared memory.
sys_setup: mkshm() failed.

Additional installation log files show the following:

more install_20070329.09_27_47.err
Missing /var/tmp/bo/DISK_1/pkg/fav00000.tar.gz for pkg.FavoritesFolder
Missing /var/tmp/bo/DISK_1/pkg/con00000.tar.gz for pkg.Concurrent_jar
Missing /var/tmp/bo/DISK_1/pkg/eve00000.tar.gz for pkg.Event
Missing /var/tmp/bo/DISK_1/pkg/adh00002.tar.gz for pkg.adhoc_war
Missing /var/tmp/bo/DISK_1/pkg/ca_00017.tar.gz for pkg.ca_web_stylesheets_actionsdialog_

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform R2 ; SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI

Keywords

Installation sys_setup mkshm() failed share memory , 8914815 , KBA , BI-BIP , Business intelligence platform , Problem

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