Securing Systems and Attached Devices in Oracle® Solaris 11.2

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Updated: September 2014
 
 

Troubleshooting TPM

Use the commands described in this section to monitor different operating components that enable you to successfully use TPM and troubleshoot TPM problems.

  • To verify that the tcsd daemon is running:

    # svcs tcsd
    STATE      STIME      FMRI
    online     Nov_07     svc:/application/security/tcsd:default
  • To ensure that the TPM device is installed:

    # ls -alF /dev/tpm
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 39 Dec 27 2011 /dev/tpm -> ../devices/pci@0,0/isa@1/tpm@1,1670:tpm
  • To verify that the TSS software package is installed:

    # pkg info trousers
    Name: library/security/trousers
    Summary: TrouSerS TCG software to access a TPM device
    Description: The TrouSerS library provides a software stack from the
    Trusted Computer Group (TCG) that accesses a Trusted Platform Module
    (TPM) hardware device.
    Category: System/Security
    State: Installed
    Publisher: solaris
    Version: 0.3.6
    Build Release: 5.11
    Branch: 0.175.1.0.0.24.0
    Packaging Date: September 4, 2012 05:28:21 PM
    Size: 3.65 MB
    FMRI: pkg://solaris/library/security/
    trousers@0.3.6,5.11-0.175.1.0.0.24.0:20120904T1728212
  • To clear TPM as a requirement after TPM was previously reinitialized.

    • At the Oracle Solaris prompt:

       # tpmadm clear owner
    • At the Oracle ILOM prompt:

      -> stop /SYS
      -> set /HOST/tpm forceclear=true
      -> start /SYS