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installFixPack finishes with a minor error at the "Registering DB2 licenses" task

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:
 
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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Document Information

Modified date:
01 May 2025

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ibm16336433