SAP Knowledge Base Article - Preview

2188831 - Error while setting real user to [number] during System Copy Export

Symptom

During a system copy, export phase, Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM Tool SAP Note )/sapinst is stuck in phase "Define parameters" with no error message to be seen.

Further investigation reveals, in file 'syslib_priv.log' (located in sapinst_instdir) an error message like:

"Error occured while setting up current process environment:
 Error while setting real user to <####>"

where <####> stands for a random number.


Read more...

Environment

  • Unix operating system
  • All SAP System based on SAP NetWeaver 7.x
  • Any Database system

Product

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.4 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ; SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0

Keywords

sapinst, SWPM, real user, export, Unix, system copy , KBA , BC-INS-MIG , OS/DB Migrations with SWPM and DB refresh , Problem

About this page

This is a preview of a SAP Knowledge Base Article. Click more to access the full version on SAP for Me (Login required).

Search for additional results

Visit SAP Support Portal's SAP Notes and KBA Search.