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Process Agent unable to start probe

Troubleshooting


Problem

The user is unable to start a probe under Process Control

Symptom

pa.log:

Error: Failed to set the UID of the command $OMNIHOME/probes/mttrapd to 0.

probe.log:

SNMP Message (priority=3): UDP snmp_open: Unknown host (udp:162) (Permission denied)

Failed to open UDP session

Unable to get hold of session link pointer

Cause

The user isn't set up correctly in the /etc/shadow file

Resolving The Problem

Have the system administrator check the /etc/shadow file to ensure the user is set up properly and restart PA.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21645788