Re: need help with ERR_IMPERSONATE

Martin wrote:
> mar@fred:~$ dbmcli -n localhost -d MAR -u dbm,dbm
> Error! Connection failed to node localhost for database MAR: 
> ERR_IMPERSONATE: cannot impersonate to data
> mar@fred:~$ dbmcli -s -d MAR -u dbm,dbm
> dbmcli on MAR>
>
> I am on linux 32bit and all SAPDB related files and users are in group 
> sapdb, all files and directories having group read&write permission. At 
> least, as far as I can see. ;-)

The program dbmsrv (which handles the dbmcli commands) must be suid 
root. It tries to change to the user that created the database, so it 
must run as root to be able to switch.

Daniel Dittmar

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