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Server unresponsive due to "can't fork (do_command): Cannot allocate memory" (Doc ID 2496308.1)

Last updated on MAY 14, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.5 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Server unresponsive due to "can't fork (do_command): Cannot allocate memory"

Dec 10 07:50:01 hostname crond[2914]: (CRON) can't fork (do_command): Cannot allocate memory
Dec 10 07:50:01 hostname crond[2914]: (CRON) can't fork (do_command): Cannot allocate memory

Cause

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