Are There Messages in the Error Logs?

Always check the error logs used by the server. You can view the system, security, and application logs from a client computer using Event Viewer, from the SunLink Server system using SunLink Server Manager, or at the system console using the elfread command. You also can view the logs in the PRINTLOG share area if there is a printing-related problem. For problems related to server startup, you can check the lmxstart.log located in the /var/opt/lanman/logs directory.

If there are entries in any of these logs, save them for future reference. Never discard or overwrite error messages since they may indicate the cause of the problem. These logs may have to be supplied to support personnel at a later date.

The following message is particularly indicative of a server problem:

A server process has unexpectedly terminated

This message indicates that a server process has encountered an unexpected error. Depending on how your server is configured, there may be a core file located on your system.

If the value of the CoreOk keyword is set to 1 (yes) in the SunLink Server Registry, then a core file is located somewhere on the system. The CoreOk value is in the following key:

SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ AdvancedServer\ProcessParameters

Go to the root directory, and execute the following command to search the file system for core files:

find . -name "core*" -print

Save any files that you may find. If the coreok parameter is set to no, then core files will not be created. You may want to set the CoreOk keyword to yes in order to capture core files, which are useful for debugging purposes.