Troubleshooting
Problem
Db2 Instance creation fails with an invalid group ID error, if the group ID is out of range(100-65535).
Symptom
Following error is received during the db2icrt command:
db2icrt -s ese -u db2test db2test
DBI1446I The db2icrt command is running, please wait.
Db2 installation is being initialized.
The GID specified for the group "db2test" is invalid. Enter a valid GID between "100-65535".
db2icrt -s ese -u db2test db2test
DBI1446I The db2icrt command is running, please wait.
Db2 installation is being initialized.
The GID specified for the group "db2test" is invalid. Enter a valid GID between "100-65535".
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Modified date:
01 May 2025
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