WD Event ID 6 S8300

Last Updated : Aug 31, 2023 |
Alarm level

MAJ

Alarm text

Application <name> (pid) not started, config parm errors

Cause

Watchdog cannot read its configuration file, /etc/opt/ecs/watchd.conf.

Proposed Solution

Procedure

  1. To verify the alarm, locate the name of the application process ID (PID):
    1. From the Web interface, select Diagnostics > View System Logs > Watchdog Logs.
    2. From the Linux command line, enter logv -w or by examining the /var/log/ecs/wdlog log file.
  2. Retrieve a fresh copy of watchd.conf from the distribution.
  3. Check if all the files listed in watchd.conf exists and are executable.
  4. Enter start -s application to start the application.
  5. Manually clear the alarm:
    1. From the web interface, select Current Alarms and the appropriate alarm, and click Clear.
    2. From the Linux command line, enter almclear -n #id.