Article Number: 000184726
...
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (-0400) 46941083966120 ERROR: - Installing OS updates via perl /space/avamar/repo/temp/NvePlatformOsRollup_2020-R4plus-v6.avp_1616786537358/tools/sec_install_os_errata_sles.pl /data01/avamar/src/rollup_tmp//sec_os_updates_SLES12SP5-2020-R4plus-v6.tgz* </dev/null >/tmp/sec_install_os_errata_sles.pl.log 2>&1 on node set 0.0 failed
...
The NVE /tmp/sec_install_os_errata_sles.pl.log indicates an issue with installing Postfix:
...
Checking for file conflicts: [.........done]
( 1/17) Installing: postfix-3.2.10-3.24.1.x86_64 [...error]
Installation of postfix-3.2.10-3.24.1.x86_64 failed:
Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: usermod: group '59' does not exist
error: %pre(postfix-3.2.10-3.24.1.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 6
error: postfix-3.2.10-3.24.1.x86_64: install failed
error: postfix-3.2.10-3.21.2.x86_64: erase skipped
Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): a
Problem occurred during or after installation or removal of packages:
Installation aborted by user
Please see the above error message for a hint.
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS sec_install_os_errata_sles.pl: ERROR: Could not complete update, update failed
...
If you select the "Call Support..." option and click "Issue resolved, continuing the installation", it will encounter the same behavior.
nve:~ # groupmod -g 59 maildrop
nve:~ # groupmod -g 51 postfix
nve:~ # usermod --gid 51 -g postfix postfix
nve:~ # usermod -a -G maildrop postfix
nve:~ # usermod -a -G mail postfix
nve:~ # id postfix
uid=51(postfix) gid=51(postfix) groups=51(postfix),12(mail),59(maildrop)
NetWorker
11 Oct 2023
7
Solution