-4001 Unknown name/pw comb in state ADMIN when recovering a DB

Hi, (Yes, this is a SAP system - ECC6 / MaxDB / SLES Linux.)
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I'm trying to restore a database while reconfiguring the logs. I currently have 2 log files, and I want to configure just 1 smaller file. I can recover this DB from the same backup file without difficulties if I don't make any changes. When I follow the documented procedure (see below), I get an authentication error.
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The full error message is this:
-4001 Unknown user name/password combination in operational state ADMIN
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The DB really is in ADMIN state. I can connect from DB Studio on Linux and DB Manager on XP. I have verified the passwords for users SUPERDBA and CONTROL work. For example:
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gepadm> dbmcli -d GEP -u control,control user_get control
OK
SERVERRIGHTS=DBInfoRead,SystemCmd,ExecLoad,UserMgm,DBFileRead,Backup,InstallMgm,LoadSysTab,ParamCheckWrite,ParamFull,ParamRead,DBStart,DBStop,Recovery,AccessSQL,AccessUtility,SharedMemoryMgm,SchedulerMgm,Scheduling,EvtDispMgm,EvtDisp
GUIRIGHTS=
SECONDPASSWORD=YES
DISABLED=NO
COMMENT=
USERTYPE=
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Interesting that the CONTROL user has a blank USERTYPE.
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gepadm> dbmcli -d GEP -u control,control user_get SUPERDBA
OK
SERVERRIGHTS=DBInfoRead,SystemCmd,ExecLoad,UserMgm,DBFileRead,Backup,InstallMgm,LoadSysTab,ParamCheckWrite,ParamFull,ParamRead,DBStart,DBStop,Recovery,AccessSQL,AccessUtility,SharedMemoryMgm,SchedulerMgm,Scheduling,EvtDispMgm,EvtDisp
GUIRIGHTS=
SECONDPASSWORD=NO
DISABLED=NO
COMMENT=
USERTYPE=DBM
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I know the 1 password for SUPERDBA and both passwords for CONTROL.
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Does anyone know what's happening or how to get past this?
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Thanks in advance,
Jim
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Here is the procedure I found in the help (on my machine at http://127.0.0.1:63846/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sap.sdb.tools.help/htmhelp-out-en/18/1dedd0833b4957b68d34360814514e/content.htm ) I read that this cannot be done (currently) using DB Studio, so I used DB Manager - which I otherwise never use.
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Prerequisites
The database instance is in the ADMIN operational state.
Procedure
       1.      Choose Instance ® Recovery ® Recovery with Initialization.
       2.      If necessary, transfer the database instance to the ADMIN operational state.
       3.      The Recovery Wizard always proposes the quickest procedure for recovering lost data. You may need to choose a procedure that is adapted to your situation.
       4.      The wizard guides you through the entire process of recovering the database instance. The subsequent recovery steps are described under the relevant recovery procedure.
Restoring after initializing a database instance with the option of changing the database parameters and volume configuration
Prerequisites
The log files dbm.knland dbm.mdf exist and are not damaged. This means that the backup history is complete. The database instance is in the OFFLINE operational state.
Procedure
       5.      Initialize the database instance. All data from the old version is then lost.
       6.      During the initialization process, choose Create instance for recovery (not Create and start instance), since this is the only option that lets you recover the data.
Once it has been created, the database instance is in the ADMIN operational state. The Database Manager opens the Recovery Wizard automatically.
       7.      The Recovery Wizard always proposes the quickest procedure for recovering lost data. You may need to choose a procedure that is adapted to your situation.
       8.      The wizard guides you through the entire process of recovering the database instance. The subsequent recovery steps are described under the relevant recovery procedure.

Natalia Khlopina wrote:Hi Natalia,
>
> From the posted information, the problem could be because you created the target
> database with DBM user SUPERDBA.
How do I know which user created the DB? As I mentioned, I used DBMGUI (on Windows) to initialize and restore the DB (many times!). I tried disconnecting and reconnecting as both SUPERDBA and CONTROL, so I thought I had tried both users already.
> By the default SAP installation the control user is DBM user and the SUPERDBA user
> is SYSDBA. Please see more details in SAP note 25591
Can this note please be updated to include Database Studio - which is what I use. (I run a Linux desktop, so using DB Manager is extremely inconvenient!)
When will the "Create instance for recovery" functionality be in DB Studio? This is a very important function!!!
> or MAXDB documentation
> < SAP note 767598 >. In UPC containers the control user has the u201CUSERTYPE=DBMu201D
> and superdba user has USERTYPE=DBA. You will see it when run the dbm command u201Cuser_get controlu201D
> or u201Cuser_get superdbau201D.
I posted the output from these commands in my original post. Is it not useful? (Or did I do this wrong?)
> Do you know the database users of the source database?
SUPERDBA, CONTROL and SAP<SID>.
This system was originally created as a homogeneous copy of a production ECC6 system. (It is not Unicode.) Then I ran the system for a while (generating a few log backup files), and when I tried a test restore, I get these errors.
> Did you create the SAP ticket where this issue was reported?
Not yet.
> If you would like to solve the problem by yourself, I recommend to create the target database
> instance with DBM user < Database Manager Operator > control when you run the initialization
> process with Create instance for recovery.
(repeating from above) Am I creating the DB as a particular user if I connect (using DBMGUI) as a particular user?
One final question, the "preview" feature shows my posts looking OK, but my actual posts (and many other people's) have very long lines and no line breaks. Is there a FAQ on how to post to the SDN forum? (Or perhaps this is a firefox setting...)
Thanks, Jim

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