Unable to initialize semaphore

[YLTan]

# ndd -get /dev/tcp tcp_status | grep 104d
ndd: Unable to initialize semaphore. Cannot print tcp_status

Can someone tell me what the error message implies??

[U.SivaKumar_2]

hi ,

apply PHNE_28089 patch or any superseded patch if any.

regards,

U.SivaKumar

[T G Manikandan]

WHat is the patch you have for ndd

Just do a
#swlist -l fileset|grep -i ndd

The latest is PHNE_26125
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/patchDocDisplay.do?patchId=PHNE_26125


Semaphores are used so that there is a sequence is querying.

Any messages in the /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log file.