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Linux: OS "init" process does not start init.ohasd in inittab (Doc ID 1591775.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 31, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.2 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Oracle Grid Infrastructure sometimes fails to start on Linux as init.ohasd process is not being started by "init" process.

Output of strace of ohasd.bin shows lots of:

open("/var/tmp/.oracle/npohasd", O_WRONLY|O_NONBLOCK) = -1 ENXIO (No such device or address)

 

Cause

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