Vertica 6.0.2 failing to install

[trefalgar]

vertica-6.0.2-0.x86_64.RHEL5.rpm, single server (non-cluster), RH ES 5

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Vertica Analytic Database 6.0.2-0 Installation Tool
Starting installation tasks...
Getting system information for cluster (this may take a while)....
        'Unable to connect as this user'

Updating Nodes that are UP

Removing <IP> from hosts list
Error: '<IP>'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/vertica/bin/verticaInstall.py", line 1006, in <module>
    v = profiles[localhost].vertica
KeyError: '<IP>'
Installation failed.

I've looked around in the python (which I admittedly don't know) to try to track down the problem.

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        if self.username != pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]:
           self.su = True
           x = self.execute("date", hide=True)
           if not x[0]:
              raise adapter.SSHException("Unable to connect as this user")

The if statement doesn't look right to me, after reading up on getpwuid, but as I said, I don't know python.

Am I on the right track with where the problem may be? Any suggestions on correcting this error condition?

T

[trefalgar]

The issue was `sudo su` versus `sudo su -`

From a user's perspective, this is a failing of the installer since we're talking about environmental variables. If an environmental variable isn't set, and needs to be, the error should reflect that (or should be required in the documentation).

Of course, maybe I'm missing something that clarifies the problem

T