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E-AS: Application Server Fails to Boot With Error "FATAL: CMDTUX_CAT:828: ERROR: Cannot create error process - fork() failed" in TUXLOG File (Doc ID 3068936.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 27, 2025

Applies to:

PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools - Version 8.59 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to boot the Application Server domain, the following error is shown in the PS_CFG_HOME/appserv/<Domain>/LOGS/TUXLOG.MMDD file.

ERROR
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110453.xxxxxxxx!BBL.8337.4156205376.0: CMDTUX_CAT:26: INFO: The BBL is exiting system
110456.xxxxxxxx!tmboot.8339.4156741312.-2: FATAL: CMDTUX_CAT:828: ERROR: Cannot create error process - fork() failed

Issue Can be replicated following these steps:
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1. Boot the Application Server domain. It fails to boot.

2. Check the TUXLOG file from PS_CFG_HOME/appserv/<Domain>/LOGS/TUXLOG.MMDD.

Cause

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