Login to Sun MC 4.0 Server Fails if Re-installed at a Different Location (6621376)

Re-installation of Sun MC 4.0 in a location other than the one chosen during the first time installation causes Sun MC topology and event services to fail. Because of the failed topology service, users will be unable to log in. Logging in to Sun MC 4.0 server by Web Console or Client APIs will also fail.

The following error message is displayed:

The Sun Management Center server is being initialized.
Retry

This bug is caused because of symbolic links present under the /usr/local/etc directory for the ODBC.ini file. The symbolic link files do not get updated to the new installation location and still point to the previous installation location.

Workaround: If there are no other Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) dependant applications, then type the following commands:

#es-stop -A
#cd /usr/local/etc
#ln -s  <INSTALLDIR>/SUNWsymon/odbc/etc/odbcinst.ini odbcinst.ini
#ln -s  <INSTALLDIR>/SUNWsymon/odbc/etc/odbc.ini odbc.ini 
#es-start -A

If an ODBC dependant application is installed after the Sun MC 4.0 server is installed then the new application might overwrite the Sun MC ODBC information. In such a case, type the following commands:

#es-stop -A
#cd /usr/local/etc
#cat <INSTALLDIR>/SUNWsymon/odbc/etc/odbcinst.ini >> odbcinst.ini
#cat <INSTALLDIR>/SUNWsymon/odbc/etc/odbc.ini >> odbc.ini
#es-start -A