What would cause rc.log to be filled with Java output?

[John_950]

We have a java process that runs, and the output from this process is ending up in the /etc/rc.log file. Does anyone know why this would be happening?
Thanks in advance for your help.

[Steven E. Protter]

Two ideas come to mind:

1) A startup script is messed up and that is supposed to go to rc.log
2) You have bad redirection in one of your scripts, directing output to the rc.log file

Check the startup script that starts the java enabled products.

Also make sure you are fully patched http://www.hp.com/go/java

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[John_950]

This java process does not run during boot-up. This is an on demand process that the users are running...

[Steven E. Protter]

Okay, to clarify, if you start oracle for example, it does start a java server process. This could be to blame.

Otherwise, check into option 2 and patches.

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[john korterman]

Hi,
have you checked whether the user starting up the application has an environment variable pointing at /etc/cr.log?

regards,
John K.

[Kent Ostby]

John --

Can you tell us how the process is started ?

If its in a script, can you post it ?

As for why, there is no default behaviour that would point us to rc.log so it would have to be in an environment variable, .profile or some other file.

Have the users type "env" and see if there is some variable there that is pointing us to rc.log.

[B. Hulst]

Hi,

You could also have your log deamon write into the rc.log file.

Check in /etc/syslog.conf, the configuration file for syslog deamon.

You should check if there is any entry about rc.log.

- Bob

[John_950]

It was the Oracle Forms server that was running. We fixed it, thanks for the help.

[John_950]

See comment above.