3763150 - saphostctrl check secure storage with TASK=VALIDATE_SEC_STORES returns "no TASK defined." - SAP ASE for BS

• To check whether user and passwords are set in the secure storage, using following saphostctrl command but its failing with error.
  saphostctrl -dbname <DBSID> -dbtype syb -function LiveDatabaseUpdate -updatemethod Check -updateoption TASK=VALIDATE_SEC_STORES

  Error: Command execution failed. : no TASK defined. (fault code: 127)
  Operation ID: xxxxxxxxxx

  
  ----- Log messages ----
  Info: saphostcontrol: Executing LiveDatabaseUpdate
  Error: sapdbctrl: no TASK defined.
  Error: saphostcontrol: LiveDatabaseUpdate failed (sapdbctrl exit code = 1)

• Below error is printed in /usr/sap/hostctrl/work/dev_sapdbctrl:
  
  [PID xxx]
  Tue Jun  2 08:44:53 2026
  [PID xxx] SigISetDefaultAction : default handling for signal SIGCHLD
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR sybServer.cpp:380:readDirectory TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: opendir failed /sybase/SYBASE16SP04Pl06_LINUX_X86_64/ASE_backup/install LAST ERROR: (2) : No such file or directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR dbsybctrl.cpp:389:searchForRunFile TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: Failed to read directory /sybase/SYBASE16SP04Pl06_LINUX_X86_64/ASE_backup/install LAST ERROR: (2) : No such file or directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR sybServer.cpp:380:readDirectory TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: opendir failed /sybase/KD75082.SAR LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR dbsybctrl.cpp:486:isAseHome TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: Failed to read directory /sybase/KD75082.SAR LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR sybServer.cpp:380:readDirectory TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: opendir failed /sybase/KD75082.SAR LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR dbsybctrl.cpp:576:isRepHome TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: Failed to read directory /sybase/KD75082.SAR LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR sybServer.cpp:380:readDirectory TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: opendir failed /sybase/error.log LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR dbsybctrl.cpp:486:isAseHome TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: Failed to read directory /sybase/error.log LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR sybServer.cpp:380:readDirectory TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: opendir failed /sybase/error.log LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] INTERNAL_ERROR dbsybctrl.cpp:576:isRepHome TIME: Tue Jun 02 08:44:53 2026 DESCRIPTION: Failed to read directory /sybase/error.log LAST ERROR: (20) : Not a directory
  [PID xxx] DBConfigPath is /sybase/<SID>/sapdbctrl-config
  [PID xxx] *** ERROR => 'Database live update' failed: no TASK defined. [sapdbctrl.cp 3690]
  sapparam: sapargv(argc, argv) has not been called!
  sapparam(1c): No Profile used.
  sapparam: SAPSYSTEMNAME neither in Profile nor in Commandline

• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16.0 for Business Suite
• SAP NetWeaver (NW) - All versions

saphostctrl, SAP Host Agent, secure storage, no TASK defined , KBA , BC-DB-SYB , Business Suite on Adaptive Server Enterprise , BC-SYB-REP , Sybase Replication Server (standalone) , BC-SYB-REP-SAP , Replication with SAP Suite / SAP BW , Problem