topic Re: Syslog error messages in Operating System - HP-UX

Syslog error messages

Waqar Razi — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:28:31 GMT

I am having the following error messages on D210 server running HPUX 10.20:

Dec 3 16:09:54 APPLE inetd[5682]: Configuration complete
Dec 3 16:19:53 APPLE inetd[5682]: bootps/udp: bind: Address already in use
Dec 3 16:19:53 APPLE inetd[5682]: bootps/udp: Service enabled
Dec 3 16:29:53 APPLE inetd[5682]: bootps/udp: bind: Address already in use
Dec 3 16:29:53 APPLE inetd[5682]: bootps/udp: Service enabled
Dec 3 16:39:53 APPLE inetd[5682]: bootps/udp: bind: Address already in use
Dec 3 16:39:53 APPLE inetd[5682]: bootps/udp: Service enabled

Can any one please give me some clue?

Re: Syslog error messages

Shoghi Martinez G. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:41:19 GMT

This is the bootps daemond was started while another copy of itself was running, this happens sometimes when you restart the inet superserver.

Re: Syslog error messages

Adam W. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:47:53 GMT

NO worries Mate, this is a common occurance. simply multiple instances of the same daemon running.

Re: Syslog error messages

Grayh — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:58:16 GMT

Try inetd -k again but this time make sure bootpd is not running. It comes alive every so often so make sure it is actaully not running.

Re: Syslog error messages

RPC WHQ UNIX Team — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:04:39 GMT

What does inetd -c do? Can some one give me some explainatin, please?

Re: Syslog error messages

Analyst — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:19:08 GMT

Hi waqar ,

The answer for the previous writer is

>:What does inetd -c do? Can some one give me some explainatin, please?

Reconfigure the Internet daemon; in other words, force the current inetd to reread /etc/inetd.conf.

hope so.
This will solve the problem .

Thanks,
Analyst.

Re: Syslog error messages

TTr — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:31:21 GMT

> bootps/udp: bind: Address already in use
As mentioned above the bootpd is already running when a new copy is attempting to start. Take alook at
http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-c01032791-4

The bootpd daemon is rarely used in UNIX servers so if you don't have any network devices getting their boot information from bootpd in your server you should completely disable it.
> What does inetd -c do?
It reloads the inetd configuration from /etc/inetd.conf. If services entries were removed from /etc/inetd.conf it kills the daemons if needed and refuses connections to those services, if services were added to inetd.conf, it adds them to the service list so new connections will be accepted.