2580452 - SQL30082N (ECF_FM_POPEN_FAILED)

Connect to SAP with Db2<SID> user fails with the following error messages.

• Db2diag.log shows below error
  =====================
  <DATE Timestamp> LEVEL: Error
  PID : ********* TID : 1 PROC : db2fm
  INSTANCE: db2<SID> NODE : 000
  HOSTNAME: ******
  EDUID : 1
  FUNCTION: DB2 Common, Fault Monitor Facility, fmIsDB2AUTOSTARTOn, probe:40
  MESSAGE : ECF=0x900003AC=-1879047252=ECF_FM_POPEN_FAILED
  Function popen failed
  CALLSTCK: (Static functions may not be resolved correctly, as they are resolved to the nearest symbol)
  [0] 0x090000000862184C pdOSSeLoggingCallback + 0xC0
  [1] 0x0900000003E835A4 oss_log__FP9OSSLogFacUiN32UlN26iPPc + 0x1C4
  [2] 0x0900000003E83364 ossLog + 0x84
  [3] 0x09000000172A08B0 fmIsAUTOSTARTOn__FPcPb + 0x510
  [4] 0x09000000172A4980 gcf_getstate + 0x2A0
  [5] 0x09000000042F6E18 getState__9GcfCallerFP12GCF_PartInfoUlP11GCF_RetInfo + 0x218
  [6] 0x0000000100003860 main + 0x2360
  [7] 0x00000001000002B0 __start + 0x70
  
  
• <DATE Timestamp> LEVEL: Error
  PID : ********* TID : 1 PROC : db2fm
  INSTANCE: db2<SID> NODE : 000
  HOSTNAME: ******
  EDUID : 1
  FUNCTION: DB2 Common, Generic Control Facility, gcf_getstate, probe:40
  MESSAGE : ECF=0x9000034B=-1879047349=ECF_FM_FAIL_TO_GETSTATE_GCF_FM
  Failed to get the state of the GCF fm module
  CALLED : DB2 Common, Fault Monitor Facility, fmIsDB2AUTOSTARTOn
  RETCODE : ECF=0x900003AC=-1879047252=ECF_FM_POPEN_FAILED
  Function popen failed
  CALLSTCK: (Static functions may not be resolved correctly, as they are resolved to the nearest symbol)
  [0] 0x090000000862184C pdOSSeLoggingCallback + 0xC0
  [1] 0x0900000003E835A4 oss_log__FP9OSSLogFacUiN32UlN26iPPc + 0x1C4
  [2] 0x0900000003E83930 ossLogRC + 0x70
  [3] 0x09000000172A4A74 gcf_getstate + 0x394
  [4] 0x09000000042F6E18 getState__9GcfCallerFP12GCF_PartInfoUlP11GCF_RetInfo + 0x218
  [5] 0x0000000100003860 main + 0x2360
  [6] 0x00000001000002B0 __start + 0x70
  
  
• Trans.log shows below error
  ==================
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] Mon Dec 18 <Timestamp>
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] *** ERROR in DB6Connect[dbdb6.c, 1994] CON = 0 (BEGIN)
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] &+ DbSlConnectDB6( SQLConnect ): [IBM][CLI Driver] SQL30082N Security processing failed with reason "15" ("PROCESSIN
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] &+ G FAILURE"). SQLSTATE=08001
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] &+
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] &+
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] &+
  4 ETW000 [ dev trc,00000] *** ERROR in DB6Connect[dbdb6.c, 1994] (END)
  4 ETW000 [dbdb6.c ,00000] *** ERROR => DbSlConnect to 'SID' as 'sapr3' failed
  2EETW169 no connect possible: "DBMS = DB6 --- DB2DBDFT = '<SID>'"

• Database Db2 LUW(Linux Unix and Windows)
• OS: AIX
• SAP ERP 6.0 / 702

SQL30082N , R3trans , Tivoli , maxuproc, PROCESSES , ANN2968E 
, KBA , BC-DB-DB6 , DB2 Universal Database for Unix / NT , Problem