Actually, the 255 is the complement of -1, which is the UNIX return code
you get when some library you are trying to load cannot be found.
Here it means you did not source the Tivoli environment before you did
ovstart.  You must have established the proper environment first.
You will need to ovstop nvsecd (which stops all other daemons too),  then
you should start then either by issuing /etc/netnmrc or by sourcing the
Tivoli environment:
" .  /etc/Tivoli/setup_env.sh  " before you issue the first ovstart.

This information has been posted on the list many times.  I am sure you
could have found it by a search and saved yourself some time in getting
this answer.

James Shanks
Team Leader, Level 3 Support
 Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT



BAUDOUX BERNARD <bernard.baudoux AT FORTISBANK DOT COM>@tkg.com on 01/22/2001
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Hello all,

I'm running NetView 5.1.2 on AIX 4.2.1

since today, ovtopmd refuses to start (ovstatus shows an exit code = 255).
I cannot think of anything that have been changed.

Can anybody tell me what exit code 255 means ?

Thanks a lot in advance,

Bernard Baudoux
Phone: +32 (0)2/565.24.68
e-mail : bernard.baudoux AT fortisbank DOT com


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