ERR_SERVICEDB: Cannot register service database instance

[nelis]

Hi,

I installed a new SAP system with MaxDB 7.6.03.09 media and then I downloaded the latest patch 7.6.06.22 to update it.

Runing SDBUPD I got the following error:

error occured while executing /sapdb/programs/bin/dbmcli -R /sapdb/ADT/db inst_reg -k /sapdb/ADT/db

/sapdb/programs/bin/dbmcli -R /sapdb/ADT/db inst_reg -k /sapdb/ADT/db: ERR

/sapdb/programs/bin/dbmcli -R /sapdb/ADT/db inst_reg -k /sapdb/ADT/db: -24913,ERR_SERVICEDB: Cannot register service database instance for /sapdb/ADT/db

MaxDB instance update exited abnormally at Mo, Mar 19, 2012 at 13:44:34

Any advice on how to fix ?

Thanks.

Regards,Nelis

ps. I would usually use google but answers don't point to where they should anymore and I get blank pages.

Additional Info:

sdbverify reports 1 invalid package which is the kernel in /sapdb/ADT/db

sdbregview -instancedata shows not data

/sapdb/programs/bin/sdbregview -invalid

package "Database Kernel":
--------------------------

PACKAGE DIRECTORY:    /sapdb/ADT/db               
SOFTWARE VERSION:     7.6.03.09                   
PACKAGE VERSION:      0                           
VALID:                NO                          
MODE:                 64 bit                      
FILE OWNER:           sdb                         
FILE GROUP:           sdba                        
MODIFICATION DATE:    19.03.2012                  
REQUIRE:              Server Utilities >= 7.6.03.09
FILELIST:             YES                         
HAS DISPLAY NAME:     NO                          
SCRIPT:               YES                         
TEST FILE:            pgm/kernel                  
IS SUBPACKAGE:        NO                          
DEPENDENT PATH:       /sapdb/ADT/db

Message was edited by: Nelis Lamprecht - Added additional info

[nelis · Accepted solution]

Found that the permissions on /var/lib/sdb were also incorrect, change to sdb:sdba and update went through fine.

See http://scn.sap.com/thread/1479409

Regards,

Nelis

[nelis]

Hi,

I found what probably caused this issue where the permissions were not set correctly for /sapdb during the installation which I have now corrected. Not sure how to proceed further though ?

Thanks.

nelis