APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When audit runs with a large number of objects and some of the objects might not actually exists, audit shutdown then audit start can fail with : # audit start ** failed setting kernel audit objects To verify the problem you can run : # echo "xm -u" | kdb|grep ObjectCreate 0000000000036900 873 9CECD0 .ObjectCreate+00004C 000000000000CA20 873 9CED04 .ObjectCreate+000080 These lines shouldn't appear when audit is shutdown as objects should be removed during the shutdown process.
Local fix
After several "audit shutdown" when "echo "xm -u" | kdb|grep ObjectCreate" will show no more entries, audit start will work again.
Problem summary
The audit start command may fail after an audit shutdown or a system may crash during auditing with a stack similar to: (0)> f pvthread+09DE00 STACK: 0000DE0C ___strcmp64+00000C () 009CE040 IPRA.$ObjectFind+0001E0 (??, ??, ??) 009CD8CC IPRA.$ObjectMake+0000AC (??, ??, ??) 009D0E1C aud_vn_create+00017C (??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??)
Problem conclusion
AIX's auditing functions were modified to prevent overlap between existing and nonexistent files.
Temporary fix
Comments
×**** PE22/12/02 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR IJ41093 FOR DESCRIPTION
APAR Information
APAR number
IJ32955
Reported component name
AIX V7.2
Reported component ID
5765CD200
Reported release
720
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-06-02
Closed date
2021-07-06
Last modified date
2022-12-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
IJ33375 IJ33619 IJ34485
Fix information
Fixed component name
AIX V7.2
Fixed component ID
5765CD200
Applicable component levels
R720 PSY U888456
UP22/02/04 I 1000
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 December 2022