Look in /opt/adsmserv/bin for a file called adsmserv.lock.  Delete it and
restart the server.

Dan Giles wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Env: ADSM 3.1 try-and-buy running on HP-UX 10.2.
>
> When I try to start up the adsm server on this machine, it errors out and
> states that another adsm server is running from this directory. A "ps"
> shows no dsm processes running. I cannot attach to the "running" adsm
> server using dsmadmc.
>
> >From what I can tell, the last time dsmserv ran, it did not free up some
> resource or flag that states "I'm running". Does anyone know what I can do
> about this? Rebooting isn't a very good option.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Dan Giles
> Application Specialist
> Manulife Financial, Corporate
> Phone: 416-926-3549 Fax: 416-926-5234