CA PAMSC: failed to create symbolic link error on installation

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager - Server Control (PAMSC)

Issue/Introduction

On installing PAMSC 14.1 CP4, following error is recorded in the installation log:

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/bin/ln: failed to create symbolic link '/opt/CA/PAMSC/exits/GROUP_POST/S99MODIFY_g_sebuildla.sh': No such file or directory
/bin/ln: failed to create symbolic link '/opt/CA/PAMSC/exits/GROUP_POST/S99DELETE_g_sebuildla.sh': No such file or directory
/bin/ln: failed to create symbolic link '/opt/CA/PAMSC/exits/GROUP_POST/S99CREATE_g_sebuildla.sh': No such file or directory

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And GROUP_PRE and GROUP_POST directory doesn't exist under /opt/CA/PAMSC/exits.

Environment

Release : 14.1 CP4
Component : PAM SERVER CONTROL ENDPOINT UNIX/LINUX 

Cause

The error happens due to missing directory in tar archive in installation kit.

Resolution

It will be resolved in future release.

 

The workaround is to install freshly CP3 and upgrade to CP4 or create missing directories symbolic link files manually.

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# cd /opt/CA/PAMSC/exits
# mkdir GROUP_PRE
# mkdir GROUP_POST
# chmod 775 GROUP_PRE
# chmod 775 GROUP_POST
# cd GROUP_POST
# ln -s /opt/CA/PAMSC/samples/exits-src/GROUP_POST/CREATE_g_sebuildla.sh S99CREATE_g_sebuildla.sh
# ln -s /opt/CA/PAMSC/samples/exits-src/GROUP_POST/DELETE_g_sebuildla.sh S99DELETE_g_sebuildla.sh
# ln -s /opt/CA/PAMSC/samples/exits-src/GROUP_POST/MODIFY_g_sebuildla.sh S99MODIFY_g_sebuildla.sh

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