How To Fix HH011 - Change the 'environment' of UNIX user 'adm'

HH011 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HH - (Long) text for check tool 'infcfgcheck'

• Message number: 011

• Message text: Change the 'environment' of UNIX user 'adm'

What causes this issue?

User '<sid>adm' set environment variable 'INFORMIXSHMBASE' incorrectly
or did not set it at all.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Read Note '47554' (platform 'SINIX') or '36580' (platform 'SUN') and
proceed as described there.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HH011 - Change the 'environment' of UNIX user 'adm' ?

  The SAP error message HH011 indicates that there is an issue with the environment settings of the UNIX user associated with the SAP system. This typically occurs when the SAP system is unable to find the necessary environment variables or configurations for the specified user, which is usually the instance's administrator (e.g., <sid>adm where <sid> is the system ID).
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Environment Variables: The environment variables required for the SAP instance to run may not be set correctly for the <sid>adm user.
  Incorrect User Profile: The user profile for the <sid>adm user may not be configured properly, leading to missing paths or settings.
  Shell 
  Configuration Issues: The shell configuration files (like .bash_profile, .profile, etc.) may not be set up to load the necessary environment variables.
  Permissions Issues: The user may not have the necessary permissions to access certain directories or files required by the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Set Environment Variables:
  
  Log in as the <sid>adm user.
  Check if the