Troubleshooting
Problem
Unable to format the Tivoli Storage Manager database to initialize the database and logs.
Symptom
An example of the dsmserv format failure follows :
[tsminst1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]$ /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv -u tsminst1 format dbfile=/home/tsminst1/dbdirs.lst activelogsize=65536 activelogdirectory=/tsmdata/actlog archlogdirectory=/tsmdata/archlog archfailoverlogdirectory=/tsmdata/dbback/archfaillog
Insufficient authority to init group.
Cause
Userid issues which could be related to permissions.
Resolving The Problem
There are several reasons why this error can happen but in this case the problem was related to Tivoli Storage Manager Server instance userid. The following commands can be used to resolve the issue.
- Run the 'dsmserv -u {userid} format' command from the Tivoli Storage Manager Server instance directory.
- Run the 'dsmserv -u {userid} format' without the '-u {userid}' option/value.
For Example:
dsmserv format
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
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