3495196 - SWPM sapinst Error due to Permission Issues: "Permission denied /home/<user>"

Symptom

• The Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM) is encountering an error during the installation process.
• The error message indicates a permission issue: "unknown message ID (syslib.sysCallFailedWithStackTrace) with parameter(s): mkdir 464 13 (0x0000000d) Permission denied /home/<user>
• The error occurs when attempting to create a directory (/home/<user>) due to insufficient permissions.

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Environment

Installation with Software Provisioning Manager Tool.

Product

SAP ERP all versions ; SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP all versions ; SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java all versions ; SAP NetWeaver all versions ; SAP S/4HANA all versions ; SAP Solution Manager all versions ; SAP Web Dispatcher all versions

Keywords

SWPM, sapinst, Error, Permission Issue, root user, Linux, Unix, Operating System Users and Groups, mkdir, Permission denied, , KBA , BC-INS-SWPM , Installation with Software Provisioning Manager , Problem

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