topic Re: syslog not able to trap error message in Operating System - HP-UX

syslog not able to trap error message

sjana — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:26:46 GMT

Hello HP Gurus,

Kindly find the error attached. Mail me the solution.

My advance thanks to all.

tar
siva

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

Michael_356 — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:40:55 GMT

Hi there,

/var/mail/root is the mailfile for root.
Could you please open it with elm or mail and post the message, which describe your faulty process.

Regards

Michael

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

Florian Heigl (new acc) — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:43:35 GMT

hi there,

I think syslog just relayed a programs error message to You.
please check if there is still a process around with id 9992.

On the other thing, You can check Your mail with either 'mail' or by 'tail /var/mail/root' (it's a file not a directory :)

hth,
florian

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

Stephen Keane — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:45:13 GMT

For those that can't read a bitmap file.

Jan 12 17:00:00 mbpscw01 syslog: Pid 9992. Program <> Failed to open Error Log file <>. Err=
Jan 12 17:00:00 mbpscw01 syslog: Pid 9992. Failed to open Info Log file<>. Err=

you have mail in /var/mail/root
#
# cd /var/mail/root
sh: /var/mail/root: the specified path name is not a directory.
#

If you want to read the mail, log in as root and type in ...

# mail

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

sjana — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:11:54 GMT

hello all

no mails are there as in error itself it is showing /var/mail/root not a directory and even when i log in by root and give mail it is showing no mail.

tar
siva

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

Michael_356 — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:37:06 GMT

Hi there,

First check the mailfile: ll /var/mail/root
If its size is not 0 (zero) then
mail -f /var/mail/root

Regards

Michael

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

Michael_356 — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:41:39 GMT

Hmmm...

17:00:00?
It seems to be a job started by cron, isn't it?
What jobs are in roots crontab starting at 17:00?

Michael

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

Stephen Keane — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:47:21 GMT

Also check /var isn't full. Do you have access to the console, are ther any other errors displayed there?

Re: syslog not able to trap error message

Henk Geurts — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:02:30 GMT

hi
my idea is that a cron script can't find a file it needs as imput and therefor generates a error message to mail root.

check your crontab
# crontab -l
for 00 * * * * scriptname

good luck
Henk