PaX tool returned non-zero return code. RC:- 254

Problem :

Trying to install the product it shows up the following error:

install.sh - ExtractFiles - 001 - Failed to extract product
PaX tool returned non-zero return code. RC:- 254

Resolution :

This is a pax error which means either

• there is not got enough space available, or
• pax is not installed correctly, or
• there are some files missing.

This is an Operating System utility and you will need to check what is missing.

Verify whether pax is installed by attempting to execute the "pax" command at a shell prompt. Other commands would be for example:

pax -help
pax -xhelp
pax -x help
to get a list of valid archive header formats.

The pax program is a POSIX standard utility that can read and write a wide variety of archive formats. An RPM package for pax is included with Red Hat Linux. If it is not already installed, copy the pax-* RPM file from your distribution media (CD #1), or download it from a Red Hat Linux FTP site, and then use the rpm command to install it.

# rpm -i pax-*

( http://etutorials.org/Linux systems/red hat linux bible fedora enterprise edition/Part III Administering Red Hat Linux/Chapter 13 Backing Up and Restoring Files/Using the pax Archiving Tool/ ).

If using another flavour of LINUX you will need to check with your vendor.