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  • 1.  bos.rte.shell | Inconsistent State AIX

    Posted Tue March 03, 2026 08:45 AM

    Hello Team. I have a problem.
    I'm checking the filesets in my AIX environment.
    I used the following command: lppchk -v

    punisher26:/home/handler88 # lppchk -v
    lppchk:  The following filesets need to be installed or corrected to bring the system to a consistent state:

         bos.rte.shell 7.2.5.204                 (usr: COMMITTED, root: not installed)

    punisher26:/home/handler88 # lslpp -L bos.rte.shell
         Fileset                      Level  State  Type  Description (Uninstaller)
          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
         bos.rte.shell            7.2.5.204    ?     F    Shells (bsh, ksh, csh)


    State codes:
     A -- Applied.
     B -- Broken.
     C -- Committed.
     E -- EFIX Locked.
     O -- Obsolete.  (partially migrated to newer version)
     ? -- Inconsistent State...Run lppchk -v.

    I can't remove the fileset; it has internal OS dependencies.
    Any ideas on how to fix this?



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    Eli Aguilar
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  • 2.  RE: bos.rte.shell | Inconsistent State AIX

    Posted Wed March 04, 2026 01:20 AM

    Hi Eli

    Use this command:
    installp -Or -aX bos.rte.shell.

    That will re-install it for the root portion and can be done without disruption.



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    Willem van Wyk
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  • 3.  RE: bos.rte.shell | Inconsistent State AIX

    Posted Wed March 04, 2026 02:49 PM

    Think you can check what is wrong with a

     

    # lppchk -c

     

    Maybe there are some corrupted files and this will verify by CRC, size, security, etc... 

    Damaged/missing/changed files could be restored from a backup or even from another server with the same AIX Level (and patching) if you have one.

     

    Luis Rojas




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  • 4.  RE: bos.rte.shell | Inconsistent State AIX

    Posted Thu March 05, 2026 10:54 AM

    Willem, I've solved the case as indicated.

    Thanks to everyone.

    Regards...!!!



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    Elí Daniel Aguilar
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  • 5.  RE: bos.rte.shell | Inconsistent State AIX

    Posted Wed March 04, 2026 02:47 AM

    Take a look at this discussion. https://community.ibm.com/community/user/discussion/bosrteinstall-fileset-has-broken-in-my-aix-lpar



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    Chris Gibson
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  • 6.  RE: bos.rte.shell | Inconsistent State AIX

    Posted Wed March 04, 2026 03:03 AM

    Hi ,

    Reinstall the Fileset from AIX installation media , check the discussion link provided by Chris Gibson 

    Thank you 



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    Anas AlSaleh
    IBM Power Systems Software Specialist
    Saudi Business Machines ( SBM )
    Riyadh
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