Install fails with "FILE keyword is not valid" error

Troubleshooting

Problem

Installing DB2 in a non-default directory results in a "FILE keyword is not valid" error.

Symptom

Error as seen in the installation.log file:

DB2 Setup log file started at: Tue Jun 16 08:13:26 2010 EDT ============================================================ Operating system information: AIX 5.3 ERROR:The value provided for the FILE keyword is not valid. The location specified "/opt/db2V91" exists and is not empty. Specify a new or empty location. DB2 Setup log file finished at: Tue Jun 16 08:13:27 2010 EDT ============================================================
In this scenario the non-default installation directory being used is /opt/db2V91.

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Document Information

More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Software version:
9.7, 9.5, 9.1

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris

Document number:
138277

Modified date:
30 April 2025

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