topic Re: Error in /etc/rc.log in Operating System - HP-UX

Error in /etc/rc.log

Lora Ganeva — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:14:32 GMT

After reboot of HP-UX 10.20 the following error occurs in many startup scripts from /sbin
Synatx error on line 7:"(" is not expected.
File systems are mounted without errors.
Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:22:49 GMT

can you attach the contents of the rc.log / dmesg o/p

Have a look in /etc/rc.config.d and /etc/rc.config also for 'strange' things.

Bill

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Santosh Nair_1 — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:28:15 GMT

Since its occurring in many scripts, I would think that there is a stray ( in one of the configuration files, i.e. in /etc/rc.config.d/*. Check to see which was the last modified file and check for syntax

-Santosh

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Lora Ganeva — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:30:41 GMT

The error actually appears on those rows in startup files, where configuration files in /etc/rc.config.d are sourced.

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Robin Wakefield — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:38:51 GMT

Hi Lora,

Sounds like /etc/rc.config, since this is sourced in many, but not all of the startup scripts.

Rgds, Robin.

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Lora Ganeva — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:42:59 GMT

Hi,
the problem is in /etc/rc.config.d but no changes were made..So what could be the problem?

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Robin Wakefield — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:57:20 GMT

Hi,

Run "sh -x /etc/rc.config" and see at what point the error occurs.

Rgds, Robin.

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Lora Ganeva — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:59:51 GMT

when manually sourcing everything is okay

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:35:19 GMT

Have a look in the scripts in /sbin/init.d and vi * and look at all line 7's!

I'm sure we can pull out a script?

cd /sbin/init.d
head -l 8 * |more

cd /etc/rc.config.d
head -l 8 * |more

head -l 8 /etc/rc.config

Good luck,
Bill

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:40:03 GMT

# find . * | xargs grep -n "(" |grep ":7:"

This will show you which files from the current dir have a ( in line 7

Later,
Bill

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Robin Wakefield — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:44:22 GMT

Hi Lora,

Is it still happening when you reboot.

What is immediately to the left of "Syntax error..."?

Robin.

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Carlos Fernandez Riera — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:02:50 GMT

1- startup follow a sequence of files, order by their names:

1- /sbin/rc1.d/S*
2 /sbin/rc2.d/S*
3- /sbin/rc3.d/S*

#####
Configure system crash dumps
Output from "/sbin/rc1.d/S080crashconf start":
----------------------------
EXIT CODE: 0

Mount file systems
Output from "/sbin/rc1.d/S100localmount start":
----------------------------
#####
So you can scritp file following log.

2- You can check scripts file too.

cd /sbin/init.d

for file in *
do
echo $file
/sbin/sh -n $file
done

-n flag checks scripts for syntax errors, without execute them.

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Lora Ganeva — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:16:04 GMT

thanks a lot.Checking found no errors

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Santosh Nair_1 — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:27:30 GMT

Have you always gotten this error or has this recently started happening... you might be able to check /etc/rc.log.old for previous bootup errors.

Not sure if this was mentioned, but did you check /etc/rc.config for this error.

Finally, the error doesn't have to be on line 7, there could be some other syntax error prior to that line or in some other file that's being source before that line.

-Santosh

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Carlos Fernandez Riera — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:35:07 GMT

can you attach the rc.log file ?

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Lora Ganeva — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:59:48 GMT

Everything is okay when manually sourcing and executing the scripts-the problem is only when booting and this is the first time when it appears

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Robin Wakefield — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:08:28 GMT

Hi Lora,

Can you let us know the exact error that you're seeing in rc.log, especially the beginning of the line.

Thanks, Robin

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Carlos Fernandez Riera — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:14:43 GMT

I guess roots shell is still /sbin/sh.

Have you changed default sh for root in /etc/passwd?

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Sanjay_6 — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:30:34 GMT

Hi Lora,

Attach your /etc/rc.log file and /etc/rc.config file. You should have done that earlier. I see so many people asking you to attach /etc/rc.log, but i don't see any attachment. The two files should be easy to attach. IS there a problem ?.

Thanks

Re: Error in /etc/rc.log

Lora Ganeva — Mon, 24 Sep 2001 04:26:06 GMT

I cannot attach these files, because I do not have such permissions.Anyway, the problem is solved.Thank You all.