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**Note:
/etc/init.d/novell-<service> start/stop/status will work as expected, i.e. redirects to systemctl and requires no changes.
Issue:
NAM On RHEL 7.9 and RHEL 8.x with latest OS patches applied, rcnovell symlink won’t redirect to systemctl.
rcnovell is more of a convenience for sys-admins to start stop and check the status of services in Access Manager on Linux.
Cause:
systemd changes on the Linux distro and especially on Red Hat Linux which introduces stringent rules to abide by the best practices.
Effected versions (known so far:
RHEL7.x (with systemd version 219 and higher)
RHEL8.x (with systemd version 239 and higher)
Fix:
1) Take a backup of /etc/init.d/rc.d/functions or /etc/init.d/functions (in newer versions of RHEL 8.x )
2) Edit the file /etc/init.d/rc.d/functions and replace the below switch case with the update switch case as described.
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case "$0" in
/etc/init.d/*|/etc/rc.d/init.d/*)
_use_systemctl=1
;;
esac
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Replace with:
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case "$0" in
/etc/init.d/*|/etc/rc.d/init.d/*|/usr/sbin/*)
_use_systemctl=1
;;
esac
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The change is highlighted.
Fix is basically to update the switch case with the path to /usr/sbin/ as that's where our rcnovell symlink reside.