Executing satellite-installer command on Red Hat Capsule 6 fails with error - Execution error (IOException) at java.io.UnixFileSystem

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Issue

  • Why does the satellite-installer command on Red Hat Capsule 6 server fails with following error?

    May 17 09:41:37 satellite.example.com puppetserver[3400001]:  "Execution error (IOException) at java.io.UnixFileSystem/createFileExclusively (UnixFileSystem.java:-2).\nPermission denied\n",

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite/Capsule 6

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