Linux Client Upgrade fails EXIT STATUS = 127

Article: 100045991
Last Published: 2019-07-25
Ratings: 1 2
Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection

Problem

During the upgrade a few clients fail with 127 error

Error Message

Updating client Bunwucker01 -- Linux hardware running RedHat2.6.18
Bunwucker01: update failed, see /tmp/update_clients.07-17-1429.23143

cat /tmp/update_clients.07-17-1429.23143
Bunwucker01 Linux/RedHat2.6.18 ...
CLIENT_CMD_SOCK from bpcd = 3
CLIENT_STAT_SOCK from bpcd = 4
BPCD connected
Couldn't read from file /usr/openv/netbackup/version on client Bunwucker01
Client read errno = 0
Version files do not match - updating.
NBInstallAnswer.conf.23143 size = 432
VRTSnbclt.rpm size = 182193050
VRTSnbpck.rpm size = 25850012
VRTSnbjre.rpm size = 42156976
VRTSnbjava.rpm size = 386826636
VRTSpddea.rpm size = 21462483
VRTSpbx.rpm size = 9538821
VRTSnbcfg.rpm size = 40941
nbcheck size = 13236413
certcmdTool_for_UNIX.tar.gz size = 16419871
version size = 29
client_config size = 160392
client_config size = 160392
INF OTHER - EXIT STATUS = 127
EXIT STATUS = 127

Cause

 /tmp was mounted with the “noexec” (no execute) option, for security reasons.

Solution

Check the client's /tmp folder permissions and make sure it is not "noexec" . 
#  mount | grep tmp 

 

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