2659451 - Internal error running modifyOrRemoveProducts.sh

• After running modifyOrRemoveProducts.sh, choosing the valid product version and pressing enter, the following error is seen:
  Internal Error
  Internal error detected. Program will exit.
  1- OK
  
  
• The SetupEngine logs show the following errors:
  Expanded path = .
  Expanded path: . -> <BOBJINSTALLDIR>/InstallData/.
  Expanded Install Dir is: <BOBJINSTALLDIR>/InstallData/./
  Error: Flag -skipFirstProductSequence is specified but no manifest is found under provided InstallDir.
  Error: InstallDir value: <BOBJINSTALLDIR>/InstallData/./
  Error: Internal error detected. Program will exit.
  
  
• strace of the installer shows the Installer looking for the InstallManifest in the below directory (which does not exist):
  26909|stat64("<BOBJINSTALLDIR>/InstallData/./InstallData/InstallManifest.sqlite", 0xffd08010) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)

• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.2
• Linux / Unix 

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