Unable to install DR on new server - User's home directory is owned by some other user
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Issue/Introduction
We are able to do validate command however installation command is failing.
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Installing Data Repository (Vertica)
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./resources/vertica-9.1.1-5.x86_64.RHEL6.rpm located. ...................[ OK ]
./resources/vlicense.dat located. .......................................[ OK ]
Checking to see if Vertica Installation Package already exists...
Found existing Vertica Installation Package...
Checking to see if a database is running...
Vertica Installation at vertica-9.1.1-5.x86_64 ..........................[ OK ]
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Invoking install_vertica...
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Vertica Analytic Database 9.1.1-5 Installation Tool
>> Validating options...
Mapping hostnames in --hosts (-s) to addresses...
dbserver-new => 10.10.10.1
>> Starting installation tasks.
>> Getting system information for cluster (this may take a while)...
Default shell on nodes:
10.10.10.1 /bin/bash
>> Validating software versions (rpm or deb)...
>> Beginning new cluster creation...
successfully backed up admintools.conf on 10.10.10.1
>> Creating or validating DB Admin user/group...
Failed on hosts (1): 10.10.10.1
Provided DB Admin account details: user = dradmin, group = verticadba, home = /export/home/dradmin
Creating group... Group already exists
Validating group... Okay
Creating user... User already exists
Validating user...
Fail : User's home directory is owned by some other user
Hint : Check ownership of /export/home/dradmin
Help : https://my.vertica.com/docs/9.1.x/HTML/index.htm#cshid=S0270
Unable to create or verify DB Admin user/group on some hosts.
See above for details.
Installation FAILED with errors.
Environment
Release : 3.7
Component : PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT INSTALLATIONS/UPGRADES
Cause
The dradmin account is not owner of the /export/home/dradmin directory:
" ls -lar /export/home/dradmin", the dradmin is not the owner of the /export/home/dradmin directory (the current owner is: user01):
total 36
-rw-r--r-- 1 user01 verticadba 172 Feb 17 2020 .kshrc
drwxr-xr-x 3 user01 verticadba 4096 Jun 1 08:54 .config
drwxr-xr-x 3 user01 verticadba 4096 Jun 1 08:54 .cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 user01 verticadba 231 Aug 21 2019 .bashrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 user01 verticadba 193 Aug 21 2019 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 user01 verticadba 18 Aug 21 2019 .bash_logout
-rw------- 1 user01 verticadba 61 Jun 1 08:58 .bash_history
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 May 31 12:55 ..
drwx------ 4 user01 verticadba 4096 Jun 1 08:58 .
Resolution
In your drinstall.properties file there are the following entries:
# Linux user created to serve as the database administrator
DbAdminLinuxUser=dradmin
# Home directory for database administrator Linux user
# Make sure the parent directory of the home directory exists
# before running dr_install.sh
DbAdminLinuxUserHome=/export/home/dradmin
You will have to change the ownership of the directory and files on the /export/home/dradmin directory. The dradmin must the be the owner of the directory and files, instead of user01 account.
This is what you should have:
# ls -lar /export/home/dradmin
total 36
-rw-r--r-- 1 dradmin verticadba 172 Feb 17 2020 .kshrc
drwxr-xr-x 3 dradmin verticadba 4096 Jun 1 08:54 .config
drwxr-xr-x 3 dradmin verticadba 4096 Jun 1 08:54 .cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 dradmin verticadba 231 Aug 21 2019 .bashrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 dradmin verticadba 193 Aug 21 2019 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 dradmin verticadba 18 Aug 21 2019 .bash_logout
-rw------- 1 dradmin verticadba 61 Jun 1 08:58 .bash_history
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 May 31 12:55 ..
drwx------ 4 dradmin verticadba 4096 Jun 1 08:58 .
Please change the ownership to dradmin account and try installing the DR (Data Repository) - Vertica DB.
Additional Information
Also, ensure the dradmin account is a member of the verticadba group name, otherwise, you will get the following error message:
Provided DB Admin account details: user = dradmin, group = verticadba, home = /export/home/dradmin
Fail : User is not a member of the group
Hint : Compare user's groups to provided DB Admin details, above
a) # id dradmin
This is an example of the output of "id dradmin":
uid=1002(dradmin) gid=1004(verticadba) groups=1004(verticadba)
b) # groups dradmin
This is an example of the output of "groups dradmin":
dradmin : verticadba
c) # lid -g verticadba
This is an example of the output of "lid -g verticadba":
dradmin(uid=1002)
Please engage the Linux administrator to add the dradmin account as a member of verticadba group.
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