Re: Can't install under SuSE 8.0

On Mon, Jul 22, Gustavo Dutra wrote:
> >I had no trouble setting up DB2 7.2 EE under SuSE 7.3.  It works well.  On
> >a new box that is running 8.0, no such luck.  It seg faults after the
> >software is installed and it is configuring the instances.
> 
> Hi, I had the same problem, not only for 7.2 EE, but also for 7.2 personal
> edition. Couldn't solve it, and I think that this list isn't used very
> often, so perhaps you should check [email protected].

The problem is caused by the DB2 installer. It uses an array to read
/etc/services. The array is too small for the /etc/services delivered
with SuSE Linux 8.0

A workaround should be this:

mv /etc/services /etc/services.old
head -n 200 /etc/services.old > /etc/services

Now install the database. The installer should work just fine now.
After the installation has finished, note the lines that the installer
added to /etc/services. They should be something like this:

ibm-db2         523/tcp         
ibm-db2         523/udp        

db2cdb2inst1    50000/tcp
db2cdb2inst1    50000/udp

Delete the temporary /etc/services and copy the old one back:

rm /etc/services
mv /etc/services.old /etc/services

Now check whether all the line noted before are within the
/etc/services. You will probably have to add the two last ones noted
above.

Feedback welcome!

Kind regards,

Daniel Rahn

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