Qlik Replicate 11-2023 install on RHEL 8 did not read data=/tech/appl/default/app/replicate command parameter

[Greg_Pagan]

I just tried to run an install of this package areplicate-2023.11.0-547.x86_64.rpm using this command line:

user=xxxxx group=xxxxx nocredentials=true data=/tech/appl/default/app/replicate iport=3550 rpm -i areplicate-2023.11.0-547.x86_64.rpm 

It told me that it could not install the systemctl lines but that I new about.

It also told be it could not run the clean up scriplet.   

When I checked for the data directory under /tech/appl/default/app/replicate there was absolutely nothing.  When I looked under the standard location /opt/attunity/replicate the data directory was there with sub-directories that looked like what I was expecting under /tech/appl/default/app/replicate.  

I did run the install under the root account so security should not have been an issue.  Any ideas why the new data directory path parameter was not honored?

[Greg_Pagan]

I found the way to see the scripts.  It is the command rpm -qp --scripts areplicate-2023.11.0-547.x86_64.rpm

When you ran your test Desmond, the path that you put in your data=data=/tech/appl/default/app/replicate parameter exist already?  I am wondering if that could be my issue?

[Steve_Nguyen]

i read somewhere that you already have this directory created. "/tech/appl/default/app/replicate"

please delete this directory,, let replicate create this directory on install .

[DesmondWOO · Accepted solution]

Hi @Greg_Pagan ,

To troubleshoot your issue, I performed a fresh installation of Red Hat. Then  I only created a new user and a new group, attunity. I did not create /tech/appl/default/app/replicate directory.

Regards,
Desmond

[Greg_Pagan · Accepted solution]

I finally figured it our.  I ran the install with the debug=true parameter and it pointed me to my mistake.  I had not remembered to remove the /etc/systemd/system/areplicate.service file and the /etc/init.d/areplicate file from the system.  Once I did that, the script ran correctly just like when you all did it. 

Thanks for sticking with me and helping me get to a correct install.