PAM agent fails on acetest with error 'Cannot Do AceInitialize for communication with ACE/Server' | RSA Authentication Manager
Originally Published: 2016-06-01
Article Number
Applies To
RSA Version/Condition: PAM agent
Platform: Linux
O/S Version: 7.x
Issue
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[root@vl-lb-sds901 64bit]# /opt/pam/bin/64bit/acetest Cannot Do AceInitialize for communication with ACE/Server.
Cause
Resolution
- cd /var/ace
- vi sdopts.rec
- add the line " CLIENT_IP=x.x.x.x " where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the agent host
- save and exit file " :wq! "
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