James,

I had indeed found the info in the archives in the meantime.   But
unfortunately, this does not seem to help in my case.

What I did :

   1. ovstop
   2. ovstop nvsecd
   3. . /etc/Tivoli/setup_env.sh
   4. ovstart nvsecd
   5. ovstart -v

but I still get an exit code 255.

I will try to reboot my box.

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


> -----Original Message-----
> From: James_Shanks AT tivoli DOT com [SMTP:James_Shanks AT tivoli DOT com]
> Sent: Monday, 22 January, 2001 14:23
> To:   IBM NetView Discussion
> Subject:      Re: [NV-L] ovtopmd does not start (exit code 255)
> 
> 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
> 07:56:03 AM
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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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