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Some PSUB jobs remain at 'SUBMITTED' status (OC 5.x.x / UNIX env). (Doc ID 2444465.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 01, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Clinical - Version 5.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

i.
Some PSUB jobs stay at 'SUBMITTED' status in a Unix 5.x.x environment  i.e.

 

ii.
The 'rxcpsd_<db>_51_2.log' > last part of log contains below error :

at: invalid option -- 'r'
Usage: at [-V] [-q x] [-f file] [-mldbv] time
      at -c job ...
      atq [-V] [-q x]
      atrm [-V] job ...
      batch

 

iii.
The output of the below commands (as opapps) :

echo $SHELL
ps -ef |grep -i rxcpsdps
cd $HOME
echo 'ls > $HOME/at_test_listing.out' | at -q a now

is :

[opapps@xxx ~]$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
[opapps@xxx ~]$ ps -ef|grep -i rxcpsdps
opapps   12609 12422  0 04:12 pts/0    00:00:00 grep -i rxcpsdps
opapps   27636     1  0 Sep06 ?        00:00:00 rxcpsdps VERBOSE <DATABASE INSTANCE> 51 <WALLET ALIAS>
[opapps@xxx ~]$ cd $HOME
[opapps@xxx ~]$ echo 'ls > $HOME/at_test_listing.out' | at -q a now
job 33202 at 2018-09-07 04:21
Can't open /var/run/atd.pid to signal atd. No atd running?
[opapps@xxx ~]$

 i.e the 'Can't open /var/run/atd.pid to signal atd. No atd running?' error is returned when using the 'at' command.

Note:

Alternatively the following error can also be seen when running the echo 'ls > $HOME/at_test_listing.out' | at -q a now command:

Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status atd.service
Unit atd.service could not be found.

 

Changes

 

Cause

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