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The following error messages are not generated by the SAP DB / Max DB Recovery Kit but may be encountered while using the recovery kit
| Unable to create pipe /usr/spool/sql/fifo/<db instance> | The directory /usr/spool/sql must have proper permissions to allow access for system user that owns the database instance. |
| Open device space <dev> permission denied | The device spaces on the backup and primary must have the same owner as well as the same user and group permissions. |
| Unable to set uid on startup | The setuid bit on <DependPath>/pgm/dbmsrv must be set and the owner of the file must be the SAP DB system user. |
| runtime environment error | There are several possible causes with different solutions:
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| open Registry: Permission denied | The directory /usr/spool/sql/ini should be owned by the system user and group that owns the SAP DB software. In addition, the user and group must also have read/write permissions on the directory. |
| ERR_USRREAD: could not read user data | The config files from <IndepDataPath>/config/<db instance> do not exist on the server or do not have the correct permissions. Verify that the files exist with the correct permissions for the system user that owns the database instance. |
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