TPM command fails with error tpm_try_transmit: tpm_send: error -5

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Issue

  • The TPM command fails by reporting the errors listed below in the /var/log/messages file.
kernel: [3727707.569485] tpm tpm0: tpm_try_transmit: tpm_send: error -5
TCSD TDDL[494]: TrouSerS ERROR: Zero bytes read from device /dev/tpm0
kernel: [3727708.319998] tpm tpm0: tpm_relinquish_locality: : error -1

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7
  • TPM device

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