Troubleshooting
Problem
When updating from V11.5 GA to any higher fix pack, installFixPack may finish with a minor error due to the failure of license registration.
Symptom
installFixPack output will be as follows:
the installFixPack.log will show the following:
A minor error occurred during the execution. For more information see the DB2 installation log at /tmp/installFixPack.log
the installFixPack.log will show the following:
ERROR: LIC1407N You are trying to register an invalid license certificate file, "/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5.5.0/.licbkup/lic00000001.lic". ERROR: The installation of the license file "/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5.5.0/.licbkup/lic00000001.lic" using the command "/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5.5.0/adm/db2licm -a "/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5.5.0/.licbkup/lic00000001.lic" -install" did not complete successfully. The error data is "". The Return value was "160". Registering DB2 licenses :.......Failure
Document Location
Worldwide
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Modified date:
01 May 2025
UID
ibm16336433