2213403 - PREP_PRE_CHECK/PROFREAD: ERROR: Password for 'SYSTEM' does not work, please reenter.

• While performing an upgrade using Software Update Manager (SUM), phase 'PREP_PRE_CHECK/PROFREAD'  fails with the following error in PROFREAD.LOG:
  

  3 ETQ121 <Date, Time>: PID <nnnnn> execute '/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/uc/linuxx86_64/brconnect -u -c -f dbstate -RDB' in background, output written to '<SUM_dir>/abap/log/CHKSYSPWD.LOG'.

  3 ETQ122 <Date, Time>: PID <nnnnn> exited with status 3 (time: 0.000/0.010/0.025 real/usr/sys)
  4 ETQ399 <Date, Time>: WAITED for 1 processes to finish, 0 aborted.
  4EETQ399 Dialogue validator 'DBAValidator' failed with 'ERROR: Password for 'SYSTEM' does not work, please reenter.
  '.
  4 ETQ399 Repeat dialog since input validation failed.
  
  

•  In the log CHKSYSPWD.LOG, error similar to following can be seen:

  EXECUTING /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/uc/linuxx86_64/brconnect -u -c -f dbstate -RDB

  BR0801I BRCONNECT 7.40 (<nn>)

  BR0280I BRCONNECT time stamp: <Date> <Time>

  BR0262I Enter database user name[/password]:

  BR0251E Function getpwuid() failed at location BrEnvProcess-104

  BR1247E No password entry found for OS user ID <nnnnn>

  BR0280I BRCONNECT time stamp: <Date> <Time>

  BR0804I BRCONNECT terminated with errors

  SAPup> Process with PID <nnnnn> terminated with status 3 at <Date, Time>!

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