Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.25+, H06.03+)

Messages

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OSS Subsystem Messages

pid

is the OSS process ID for the process reporting the error. The OSS application

program can suppress display of this number.

identity

is an identifier provided by the issuing program to indicate the source of the

message. Typically this is the filename of the program file or the effective user ID

for the process that issued the message. If the program provides no identifier,

syslog appears.

text

is the message text supplied by the OSS application program.

Cause. A site-written OSS application has sent an OSS operator message. The cause

of the message is application-specific. This message identifies a condition that should

be corrected immediately, such as a corrupted system database.

Effect. The effect depends on the application.

Recovery. Contact your application support representative for recovery information.

facility

is the name of the OSS environment facility associated with this text message by

the OSS application program. The following names are supported:

USER The text message was generated by a user process. This is the

default facility name used by the OSS logging feature.

UUCP The text message was generated by a UNIX-to-UNIX copy program

(UUCP) subsystem. HP software does not use this facility name.

facility CRITICAL [,PID = pid] (identity) : text

Facility Name Meaning (page 1 of 2)

AUTH The text message was generated by a shell command or utility that

belongs to a user authorization system. HP software does not use this

facility name.

CRON The text message was generated by a clock demon process. HP

software does not use this facility name.

DAEMON The text message was generated by a system demon process.

KERN The text message was generated by a kernel process. HP software

does not use this facility name.

Facility Name Meaning (page2of2)