Issue

• Post install scripts that come with the deb version of the Linux agent installation package when bundled with the oracle scanners will fail on Ubuntu.
• This may also affect other Debian like operating systems.
• Error reported:

dpkg: error processing package snowagent (--install):
installed snowagent package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
snowagent

• As a result, only the cron schedule for the main Agent is created:

Cause

• This is caused by sh being linked to dash instead of bash.
• As outlined in the release notes for the installation tools repository, we do not currently support this arrangement:

https://docs.snowsoftware.com/release-notes/en/index-en.html#snowinventoryoraclescannersinstalltoolsrepository1

• If sh is linked to bash it works as expected:

Workaround

• Change to the installation directory.
  • NOTE: The post install scripts expect to be run from here and if not will fail.
• The post install scripts can then be run manually through bash after the installation.

bash ./snow_post_install_sijs.sh

bash ./snow_post_install_siohws.sh

bash ./snow_post_install_sioms.sh

bash ./snow_post_install_sios.sh