Error during setting up database connection information

[Former Member]

Hello Experts,

I ran an installation with linux/maxdb combination. I ran into errors, cleared off all the directories eg. /usr/sap/* , /sapdb , /sapmnt. I restarted the installation and to my irony i again faced the below error

Put xuser entry failed: USER data newer than component.

the creation aborted with returncode 2. I have never faced this kinda error before.

Please suggest how to get rid of this. Any pointers to any other threads will be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Rahul.

[hannes_kuehnemund · Accepted solution]

Also make sure that:

1) you delete the created users and groups (sidadm, sqdsid, sdb, sdba and sapsys) incl. home directories

2) delete /usr/spool/sql

3) delete /etc/opt/sdb

Hannes

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Hannes,

I deleted the directories. Still the error persists. How can i achieve the first point that you said?

Delete the users?

Rahull

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

As you have deleted few filesystems have you deleted the users and the groups and the corresponding home directory for the users?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Can you please provide me the procedure to delete the user directories? I am sorry, havent done this before.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

When you create a user automatically a home directory will be created for example userID: devadm there will be a home directory /home/devadm (this may differ) you need to check what your correct location of home directory.

Logon with your <SID>adm or any other valid user and execute pwd command this will show you the home directory.

[hannes_kuehnemund · Accepted solution]

> Delete the users

userdel <name>

> Delete groups

groupdel <name>

Make also sure, that you delete the home directories under /home

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Many thanks for the generous replies. I cleaned up everything and started from scratch. The error is resolved now.

Rahul.

[former_member107053 · Accepted solution]

meh. first forum post ever and quoting does not work. I want my newsgroups back...

to get the directories, you could just use

userdel -r <user>

that would even tale care of the mail spool, if it existed.

fl