The user sdb doesn't have to be locked. This user would only not to be able to 
establish a shell session. In passwd:

maxdb:~ # cat /etc/passwd | grep sdb
sdb:x:503:500:MaxDB user:/home/sdb:/bin/false

Cheers

Edo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thorn Roby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Montag, 26. April 2004 18:19
> To: Jean-Michel OLTRA
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Install 7.5.0.11 fails on RH9: cannot switch to sdb owner
> 
> Jean-Michel OLTRA wrote:
> 
> >Le vendredi 23 avril 2004, Thorn Roby a �crit...
> >
> >     bonjour,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>After installing the necessary compat libraries, increasing shmmax to
> >>256MB, and creating a user sapdb in group sapdb with a locked account,
> >>SDBINST fails with the messages:
> >>SYS: /sap/7500/bin/dbmsrvctl start: cannot switch to sdb owner
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I think user:group should be sdb:sdba
> >
> >
> >
> I don't think this is the issue; I've used sapdb:sapdb on 7.5.0.8 with
> no problem. I tried your suggestion but it failed in the same way. I've
> also tried setting LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 with no success.
> 
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