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2938529 - ASE installation with response file fails with error "user password specified in "SUDO_PASSWORD" property is invalid or do not have "sudo" permission on this host" - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • ASE installation with response file fails with error below:

PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.initProperties(): user=xyz
PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.initProperties(): call setInstallSAPHostAgent(TRUE)
PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.setInstallSAPHostAgent(): set INSTALL_SAP_HOST_AGENT=TRUE
PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.setInstallSAPHostAgent(): set UNINSTALL_SAP_HOST_AGENT for uninstall.
PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.setUninstallSAPHostAgent(): set UNINSTALL_SAP_HOST_AGENT=TRUE
PromptInstallSAPHostAgentAction.install(): isInstallSAPHostAgent
PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.invalidateSudotimestamp(): ret = 0
PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.validateSudoPassword(): '/usr/bin/sudo -S /bin/true' failed
PromptInstallSAPHostAgent.invalidateSudotimestamp(): ret = 0
SAP Host Agent:"xyz" user password specified in "SUDO_PASSWORD" property is invalid or do not have "sudo" permission on this host.

  • Same response file worked fine on lower ASE version.
  • Tried to run installation again, but it still fails at the same place.


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Environment


SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16.0 SP03 PL06 and higher

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0

Keywords

ASE installation, response file, Host Agent, HADR, INSTALL_SAP_HOST_AGENT, PromptInstallSAPHostAgent, SUDO_PASSWORD, , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , BC-SYB-ASE-CE , ASE Cluster Edition (Standalone) , Bug Filed

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