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Title
Receiving "3408 must be setuid root" error when running pmrun command -
Description
When running a command with pmrun the following error message is returned:pmrun6.0.0 (061):3408 must be setuid root.Could not open lock file /var/log/pmrun.log.lockWe have checked the file permissions of the pmrun binary and the setuid bit is set correctly:# ls -l /opt/quest/bin/qpm4u_600_050/pmrun-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 1010104 Dec 7 2015 /opt/quest/bin/qpm4u_600_050/pmrun -
Cause
The permissions of the pmrun command were set correctly, however the file system that pmrun was installed on was set to not allow processes to run as setuid. -
Resolution
Remove the "nosuid" option from the mount options for the volume where pmrun is installed.