# Cannot execute bianry file: Exec format error in SLE 12.3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Amazon-EC2\ **Created:** [September 1, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871 "2018-09-01T07:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sei\_Thu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Sei\_Thu](https://forums.suse.com/u/Sei_Thu)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/1 "2018-09-01T07:23:06Z")
Hi All, I am trying to extract .SAR file on SLE 12.3 on EC2 r4.4xlarge and facing the above error. Below is my OS information. cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86\_64) VERSION = 12 PATCHLEVEL = 3 # This file is deprecated and will be removed in a future service pack or release. # Please check /etc/os-release for details about this release. It will be great if someone can advise this format error. Thanks in advance. Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![rjschwei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/rjschwei/32/8937_2.png) [@rjschwei](https://forums.suse.com/u/rjschwei)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/2 "2018-09-01T14:09:16Z")
Hi, Looks like you forgot to paste the error message? Anyway, according to google you’ll need the SAPCAR utility to extract the file. ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/3 "2018-09-02T01:01:53Z")
seithunaing Wrote in message: [color=blue] > I am trying to extract .SAR file on SLE 12.3 on EC2 r4.4xlarge and > facing the above error. Below is my OS information. > > cat /etc/SuSE-release > SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86\_64) > VERSION = 12 > PATCHLEVEL = 3 > > # This file is deprecated and will be removed in a future service pack > > or release. > > # Please check /etc/os-release for details about this release. > > It will be great if someone can advise this format error. Thanks in > advance.[/color] As rjschwei has already suggested it looks like you need the sapcar utility - see [https://answers.sap.com/questions/265178/how-to-extract-sar-files-](https://answers.sap.com/questions/265178/how-to-extract-sar-files-) in-linux-server.html Since this only seems to be available from SAP can I ask what your .SAR file is as I would expect anything from SAP to have noted the requirement for sapcar. ## HTH. Simon Flood SUSE Knowledge Partner ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- [http://usenet.sinaapp.com/](http://usenet.sinaapp.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Sei\_Thu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Sei\_Thu](https://forums.suse.com/u/Sei_Thu)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/4 "2018-09-14T10:37:42Z")
[QUOTE=smflood;54198]seithunaing Wrote in message: [color=blue] > I am trying to extract .SAR file on SLE 12.3 on EC2 r4.4xlarge and > facing the above error. Below is my OS information. > > cat /etc/SuSE-release > SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86\_64) > VERSION = 12 > PATCHLEVEL = 3 > > # This file is deprecated and will be removed in a future service pack > > or release. > > # Please check /etc/os-release for details about this release. > > It will be great if someone can advise this format error. Thanks in > advance.[/color] As rjschwei has already suggested it looks like you need the sapcar utility - see [https://answers.sap.com/questions/265178/how-to-extract-sar-files-](https://answers.sap.com/questions/265178/how-to-extract-sar-files-) in-linux-server.html Since this only seems to be available from SAP can I ask what your .SAR file is as I would expect anything from SAP to have noted the requirement for sapcar. ## HTH. Simon Flood SUSE Knowledge Partner ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- [http://usenet.sinaapp.com/](http://usenet.sinaapp.com/)[/QUOTE] Hi Simon, Actually I have tried with SAPCAR already in first place and encounter the error. total 3112368 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3179408738 Mar 13 2018 IMDB\_SERVER100\_122\_16.SAR -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1652 Feb 26 2018 IMDB\_SERVER100\_122\_16.info -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7647411 Sep 14 11:47 SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE ip-10-2-1-10:/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE # ./SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE -xvf IMDB\_SERVER100\_122\_16.SAR bash: ./SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error ip-10-2-1-10:/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE # ip-10-2-1-10:/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE # Thanks and best regards, ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/5 "2018-09-14T12:59:42Z")
On 14/09/2018 08:44, seithunaing wrote: [color=blue] > Actually I have tried with SAPCAR already in first place and encounter > the error. > > total 3112368 > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3179408738 Mar 13 2018 > IMDB\_SERVER100\_122\_16.SAR > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1652 Feb 26 2018 > IMDB\_SERVER100\_122\_16.info > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7647411 Sep 14 11:47 SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE > ip-10-2-1-10:/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE > 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE # ./SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE -xvf > IMDB\_SERVER100\_122\_16.SAR > bash: ./SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE: cannot execute binary file: Exec format > error > ip-10-2-1-10:/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE > 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE # > ip-10-2-1-10:/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE > 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE #[/color] That makes sense since .EXE files are usually for DOS/Windows. What is it that you’re trying to extract/achieve? I can’t help thinking that the .SAR file is not the correct thing to be using on a (SUSE) Linux server. ## HTH. Simon SUSE Knowledge Partner * * * ## If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sei\_Thu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Sei\_Thu](https://forums.suse.com/u/Sei_Thu)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/6 "2018-09-14T13:21:40Z")
Hi Simon, This is extracting SAP application in SUSE server. We normally can perform all these task in On-premise SUSE Enterprise Linux Server for SAP application. But I cannot work on AWS EC2 that’s why I am raising it. Thanks for your reply. Best regards, ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/7 "2018-09-14T16:33:13Z")
On 14/09/2018 11:24, seithunaing wrote: [color=blue] > This is extracting SAP application in SUSE server. We normally can > perform all these task in On-premise SUSE Enterprise Linux Server for > SAP application. But I cannot work on AWS EC2 that’s why I am raising > it. Thanks for your reply.[/color] A quick search for “SUSE SAP AWS” found that SLES for SAP Applications is available in the AWS Marketplace. I also found [https://www.suse.com/media/guide/suse\_linux\_enterprise\_server\_for\_sap\_applications\_12\_sp3\_for\_the\_aws\_cloud\_setup\_guide.pdf](https://www.suse.com/media/guide/suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12_sp3_for_the_aws_cloud_setup_guide.pdf) which perhaps you’ve already seen. Finally I’ll note that there is a forum dedicated to SLES for SAP Applications at [https://forums.suse.com/forumdisplay.php?41-SLES-SAP-Applications](https://forums.suse.com/forumdisplay.php?41-SLES-SAP-Applications) though admittedly AWS hasn’t been discussed. ## HTH. Simon SUSE Knowledge Partner * * * ## If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-execute-bianry-file-exec-format-error-in-sle-12-3/32871/8 "2018-09-18T18:13:48Z")
[QUOTE=seithunaing;54415]Hi Simon, Actually I have tried with SAPCAR already in first place and encounter the error. […] ip-10-2-1-10:/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE # ./SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE -xvf IMDB\_SERVER100\_122\_16.SAR bash: ./SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error [/QUOTE] may I assume you have somehow transferred “./SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE” to that directory manually? Where did it come from, a server of the same variant (OS / architecture)? It might be worth lookingat that file a bit closer to determine why you cannot invoke it without that format error. # file “/hana/data/REV 166.12/51052924/DATA\_UNITS/SAP HANA DATABASE 1.0 FOR B1/LINX64SUSE/SAPCAR\_0-80000935.EXE” ought to show some basic info about the file structure - and comparing checksums with the copy source might be helpful, too. Regards, J