About the LOG_FILES

[ÁõÔÆ·É]

I use HPUX 10.20, and one process is always be killed and I have to reboot the system to recover it.

TAC tells me that it is caused by halt of system and I should delete the files of LOG_FILES under INIT 4.

But after I remove the files under the directory, the problem is still there, why? What does this directory means, I must remove files under INIT 4?

[Michael Tully]

INIT4 refers to initialisation state/level 4 (/sbin/rc4.d) where some scripts may start like databases etc. If you need to bypass level 4 then you can edit /etc/inittab, change the first line where it states init:4 to init:3
Refer to the man page of 'init' for further information on run levels.

What is "TAC"? This is not part of the standard operating system. WHat process are you killing off?

[Suresh Patoria]

Hi,

I want to know which process is always killed

and it create which file in which directory

and also i want to suggest if it is service then it start at run level3

[ÁõÔÆ·É]

I use EMOS software for Radio Manamgement.
This software is programmed by Marconi, a German company.
But the radio manage process is always killed.

[Bill Hassell]

This is very much a problem with the application program. Programs stop running because they have made a mistake (and very commonly fail to report the reason). Start by looking for core files to see if any belong to the application program (use the command: file core). This will report the name of the program and the reason.

LOG_FILES is something unique to the application so there isn't much to say about that value without information on the contents (ie, echo $LOG_FILES). A "halt of the system" sounds like a system crash (in Unix: a panic) and that is far more serious. It means that you are missing important patches. As far as deleting log files, this will only reduce occupied space. Are you running out of space on one or more of your filesystems? (hint: bdf) If so, filling up /var or other important directories can indeed cause application programs to crash (although properly written programs would never crash due to disk space issues)

And with the directory's name, it is impossible to answer the questions about the directory and the contents. If it is specific to the application, only the vendor can properly answe the questions.