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Title
Error: Add spadmin group (groupadd) failed. error 9 -
Description
During installation of SharePlex you encounter this error and subsequently the installation fails.
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Cause
The installation program wasn't able to add the group entries (spadmin, spopr, and spview) to the /etc/group file.
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Resolution
- If your running NIS or NISPLUS correct your answer to the question: "Checking usage of a nameserver for users and groups; Enter your nameserver or 'none' [NIS/NISPLUS/none]:"
- If your running LDAP as authentication method you will have to add the following groups to the local /etc/group file: spadmin, spopr, spview manually. LDAP is not supported by SharePlex.