> Hi,
>
> the group "sapdb" stands in /etc/group , and the user sapdb has the right
> groupID .
>
> I'm sorry, but the command "usermod" is unknown for RedHat 8.0 :-(

That's almost impossible. It's part of the shadow-utils package. Otherwise
you could edit /etc/group and /etc/gshadow directly by hand, but I odn't
recommend it! Ah yes, you need root privileges to call usermod.

Simon

>
> Content of /etc/opt/sdb:
>
> IndepData=/var/opt/sdb/data
> IndepPrograms=/opt/sdb/programs
> SdbOwner=sapdb
> SdbGroup=sapdb
>
> What else can I do, to get a connection to the server with the DBMGUI ?
>
> Regards,
> Danny
>
> Am Thu, 20 Nov 2003 14:58:31 +0100 hat Mensing, Joerg
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> geschrieben:
>
>> Hi,
>> on linux, the primary group is not automatically entered in /etc/group.
>> You can help yourself with "usermod -G sapdb sapdb". The password check
>> routine is also checking group membership leading to the misleading
>> error
>> message... Later MaxDB 7.5 automatically inspect the primary group in
>> addition to the sapdb administrator group members. The name of the
>> administrator group and the database owner are always found in
>> /etc/opt/sdb.
>> CU
>> jrg
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Danny Tramnitzke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Sent: Donnerstag, 20. November 2003 14:53
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: Members of the database administrators group
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have successfully installed a MaxDB 7.5 on a linux Server, on wich
>>> there was a sapdb 7.4 before.
>>> (The sapdb-server was completely deinstalled before)
>>> Because of that, there was still the old sapdb-account (User "sapdb"
>>> group "sapdb"), which I used to take as the general administrator
>>> account (instead of the default givin account "sdba" ). To install
>>> MaxDB
>>> with the old sapdb account I had to lock that account.
>>>
>>> After that I wanted to install a new Database from my workstation (win
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> > use DB-Manager) on that MaxDB Server so I took the old sapdb-account
>>> on "Login Information for Server", but there comes the following error-
>>> message:
>>>
>>> -24875 The operating system user is not a member of the database
>>> administrators group. [user_system ...]; 149,UNIX password missmatch
>>>
>>> Also, when I unlock the account, the errormessage is the same.
>>>
>>> So my qestion is : I guess the sapdb-account (default "sdba" on
>>> installation) is that demanded account "Login Information for Server",
>>> so why there is a password-missmatch ? The password wasn't changed
>>> during the installation process ( with that account I'm able to log
>>> onto
>>> the server)
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Danny
>>>
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