Unable to load SiteMinder host configuration object or host configuration file.
Ashokkumar
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We are receiving the following error:
17/Nov/2005:15:07:26] [Error] SiteMinder Agent
Unable to load SiteMinder host configuration object or host
configuration file.
/usr/local/apache2/webagent/config/SmHost.conf
ff ff ff ff
[17/Nov/2005:15:07:26] [Warning] SiteMinder Agent
SiteMinder agent has encountered initialization errors and will not
service requests.
Solution :
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Here are the various reasons for this error:
The "Unable to load SiteMinder host configuration object or host
configuration file" error message appears for a number of reasons.
The possibilities where this could go wrong are a bit exhaustive, but
it would be good if you would walk through each of these steps in
order to troubleshoot the issue:
1. One factor is that we have seen an issue in the past where, with
the PolicyServer and the WebAgent on UNIX, at least one directory path
in a configuration file used the wrong format, namely a Windows
directory path where it should have been formatted for UNIX. It makes
sense to keep an eye open for that as you look at WebAgent.conf and
SMHost.conf.
2. Is the HostConfigFile really available at the directory address
listed in WebAgent.conf?
3. Does the AgentConfigObject listed in WebAgent.conf exactly match
the name (spelling, etc.) of an AgentConfig object onthe Policy
Server?
4. In the AgentConfig object on the Policy Server, is the
DefaultAgentName set to the name of an actual Agent object on the
Policy Server? Is the DefaultAgentName spelled correctly?
5. In SmHost.conf, is the hostname accurate? Is that the name of the
machine hosting the PolicyServer?
6. In SmHost.conf, does the hostconfig object listed match the actual
hostconfig object on the PolicyServer? As with AgentConfig objects,
spelling or typographical errors are often enough a factor in
generating this error.
7. In the HostConfig object on the Policy Server, is the "Policy
Server" parameter uncommented and are the correct policy server IP
addresses listed in the Host Config Object?
