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1868668 - FAIL: Service definition not found in /usr/sap/sapservices.

Symptom

During the start of SAP system, the following command is executed and returns the error "FAIL: Service definition not found in /usr/sap/sapservices."

 > sapcontrol -nr <instance number> -function StartService <SID>

StartService
FAIL: Service definition not found in /usr/sap/sapservices.


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Environment

  • As of kernel release 700
  • UNIX

Keywords

sapstartsrv, sapinit, start, StartService, error, upgrade, installation, sapinst, finished with return code 1, instance, application server, UNIX, SAPSYSTEM,/usr/sap/sapservices,FAIL: Service definition not found in /usr/sap/sapservices 
 , KBA , BC-CST-STS , Startup Service , Problem

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