HP WBEM Services Version A.02.11.00 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 (766167-001, March 2014)

a possibility that the user ID (UID) and the group ID (GID) created for HP WBEM Services is already

in use by other users. The duplication of user and group IDs results in a change in file ownership

and can stop applications working correctly.

IMPORTANT: This issue is only applicable for HP WBEM Services A.02.07 and later versions.

What is the workaround?

For systems using LDAP or other network services, before installing HP WBEM Services, you must

manually add a local cimsrvr user and group using a unique UID and GID. You must first

determine the available reserved IDs for the group (for example 130) and for the user (for example,

125) ensuring that these IDs are not in use by LDAP or other network services. Run the following

command to add the group:

/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 130 cimsrvr

After creating the group, run the following command to add the user:

/usr/sbin/useradd -u 125 -g cimsrvr -d /var/opt/wbem -c "WBEM Services"

cimsrvr

NOTE: If you do not manually add the group and the user before installing HP WBEM Services,

the installation scripts add a group and user using locally available IDs, returned by useradd(1M)

and groupadd(1M), which may already be in use on the network.

For systems using NIS the problem is encountered when HP WBEM Services is installed as part of

a custom bundle that requires a system reboot or if NIS is stopped for any other reason whilst the

HP WBEM Services installation is performed. In the former case, this is because the HP WBEM

Services configure phase (when the user and group are created) is run before NIS is up and running

after a system reboot. To avoid this problem on systems that have NIS configured, install the HP

WBEM Services upgrade on its own or as part of a custom bundle that does not contain updates

that require a system reboot.

This problem does not affect new installations where the cimsrvr user and group is present before

NIS, LDAP or other network services are configured; or minor upgrades of HP WBEM Services

where the cimsrvr user and group is present from an earlier HP WBEM Services A.02.07 or

later installation.