((01)) [C_Initialize] failed at c_init_fini.c:152, rc = 2 (0x2), reason: [Failed to open /dev/pkcs11, reason : No such file or director

Problem Statement 

While doing ssh on AIX the following messages are seen during connection .

# ssh localhost

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Error stack trace (1 frames):

((01)) [C_Initialize] failed at c_init_fini.c:152, rc = 2 (0x2), reason: [Failed to open /dev/pkcs11, reason : No such file or directory

]

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Error stack trace (1 frames):
((01)) [C_Initialize] failed at c_init_fini.c:152, rc = 2 (0x2), reason: [Failed to open /dev/pkcs11, reason : No such file or directory
]

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root@localhost's password:

Solution

root@rac14 / > lslpp -l | grep pkcs
security.pkcs11 7.1.0.1 COMMITTED PKCS11 Device Driver
security.pkcs11 7.1.0.0 COMMITTED PKCS11 Device Driver

Remove the security.pkcs11 package as follows:
installp -u security.pkcs11