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OID 12c Errors Starting Oidrepld Using oidctl "Fork failed, system error 12" (Doc ID 2489814.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Internet Directory - Version 12.2.1.3.180621 and later
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Symptoms

Unable to start oidrepld

Example command used to start oidrepld:
oidctl connect=OIDDB server=oidrepld instance=1 componentname=oid1 flags="host=<OID_HOSTNAME> port=<OID_PORT>" start

Errors found in Oidmon.log

[2018-12-23T15:29:31.362764-06:00] [OID] [NOTIFICATION:16] [] [OIDMON] [host: <OID_HOSTNAME>] [pid: <PID>] [tid: xx] gslsgraProcInstanceInfo: Updated process status table with instance info: PIDs:<PID1>,<PID2>,<PID3> NONSSLPORT:<OID_PORT> SSLPORT:<OID_SSL_PORT>

[2018-12-23T15:29:41.55056-06:00] [OID] [NOTIFICATION:16] [] [OIDMON] [host: <OID_HOSTNAME>] [pid: <PID>] [tid:xx] Guardian: Starting OIDREPLD cmdLine args = " host=<OID_HOSTNAME> port=<OID_PORT> -inst 1"

[2018-12-23T15:29:41.65452-06:00] [OID] [NOTIFICATION:16] [] [OIDMON] [host: <OID_HOSTNAME>] [pid: <PID>] [tid:xx] Guardian: [sgslupcCreateProcess]: Fork failed, system error 12

[2018-12-23T15:29:41.65504-06:00] [OID] [NOTIFICATION:16] [] [OIDMON] [host: <OID_HOSTNAME>] [pid: <PID>] [tid:xx] Guardian: Failed to start server oidrepld

Changes

New installation and new configuration of OID replication.

Cause

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