Unable to initialize HOSTNAME_ADDRESS_FAMILY.

[chindi]

root #/var/adm/cmcluster >cmcheckconf -v -C /etc/cmcluster/cmclconfig.ascii

Unable to receive reply from local cmclconfd. Connection timed out
Unable to initialize HOSTNAME_ADDRESS_FAMILY.

11.19 SG , hpux 11i v2

Removed all the pid, lck, and socket files belonging to the SG daemons and cmrunnode except cmsnmpd and cmcd files under /var/adm/cmcluster.

#cd /var/adm/cmcluster

# > .cm_start_time

#rm -f proxies/* cmlockd/*

Do not remove the directories proxies and cmlockd.

#rm -f .cmcd* .cmlock* .cmnetd* cmcd.pid* cmnetd.pid*

#rm -f cmlockd.pid* cmficmcdleassistd.pid* cmproxyd.pid* cmwbemd.pid*

P.S. This thread has been moved from HP-UX > System Administration to HP-UX > Serviceguard.
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[Stephen Doud]

One fix is in these patches:
  PHSS_42459 - s700_800 11.23 Serviceguard A.11.19.00
  PHSS_42460 - 11.31 Serviceguard A.11.19.00

Also insure /etc/cmcluster.conf has only the default content in it.

The message may also occur when Serviceguard-related network services (hacl or identd/auth) are stuck in CLOSE_WAIT state. 

$ netstat -a | grep CLOSE_WAIT

If the node is NOTrunning Serviceguard, stop the cmsnmpd daemon:

$ /sbin/init.d/cmsnmpagt stop

or just kill the PID (which is what the script does)

Also kill any cmclconfd processes, then restart inetd:
$ inetd -k ; inetd [-l]

Then restart cmsnmpd using:

$ /sbin/init.d/cmsnmpagt start

And test cmcheckconf.