IV55785: SRCMSTR CAN'T START SOME SERVICES SOMETIMES WHILE SYSTEM BOOTS. APPLIES TO AIX 7100-03

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Some services such as syslogd, snmpd and inets, that get
  started by srcmstr at boot time may fail to start because
  the same socket file gets created by mktemmp() calls made
  by startsrc.
  It is possible that multiple processes may generate
  the same temporary filename to use for their socket.
  When this happens, the first process that opens the
  socket proceeds normally, but the second one fails
  because it is unable to open the socket.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The System Resource Controller fails to start some subsystems.
  The root cause of this issue is socket create in startsrc make
  temporary files which have the same name when multiple
  startsrcs are executed. After the collision of the temporary
  file name occurs,startsrc can't bind the socket and fails to
  start services like syslogd, inetd and snmpd etc.
  

Problem conclusion

• create unique temporary socket filename to avoid collision
  of the temporary file names created from multiple startsrcs.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• 6100-07 - use AIX APAR IV52152
  6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV58038
  6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV56393
  6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV56393
  6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV56393
  7100-01 - use AIX APAR IV57679
  7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV57146
  7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV55785
  7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV55785
  7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV55785
  7100-04 - use AIX APAR IV56408
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IV52152

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  004AC1Ÿ U866390

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.1

• Fixed component ID

  5765H4000

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY U866390

     UP14/05/22 I 1000