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GUI / DSMJ 8.1.8 AIX client fails to start with ANS1579E GSKKM_ERR_CRYPTO_ALGORITHM reported in dsmerror log

Troubleshooting


Problem

The 8.1.8 client GUI ( dsmj) shows a popup error when starting on AIX node:

   "unknown system error. Please check the error log for any additional information"
 
This only happens if Java 8 is installed on the system.

Symptom

When this problem happens, the dsmerror.log shows:

ANS1579E GSKit function GSKKM_OpenKeyDb failed with 34: GSKKM_ERR_CRYPTO_ALGORITHM
ANS1579E GSKit function GSKKM_OpenKeyDb failed with 34: GSKKM_ERR_CRYPTO_ALGORITHM
ANS1579E GSKit function GSKKM_CreateNewKeyDbData failed with 34: GSKKM_ERR_CRYPTO_ALGORITHM
ANS9020E A session could not be established with a IBM Spectrum Protect server or client agent.  The return code is -1.
ANS5283E The operation was unsuccessful.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 September 2019

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ibm11072662