[RHEL] lsof returns "can't identify protocol" in some entries

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Issue

  • Running lsof will return some lines containing "can't identify protocol". Sample output:
    COMMAND    PID      USER   FD      TYPE             DEVICE    SIZE/OFF       NODE NAME
    udevd      603      root    5u     sock                0,6         0t0       7147 can't identify protocol
    udevd     1175      root   10u     sock                0,6         0t0       8989 can't identify protocol
    udevd     1185      root   10u     sock                0,6         0t0       9001 can't identify protocol
    auditd    1495      root    3u     sock                0,6         0t0       9710 can't identify protocol
    rpcbind   1578       rpc    4u     sock                0,6         0t0      10009 can't identify protocol
    dbus-daem 1607      dbus    6u     sock                0,6         0t0      10067 can't identify protocol
    NetworkMa 1617      root    6u     sock                0,6         0t0      10100 can't identify protocol
    NetworkMa 1617      root    7u     sock                0,6         0t0      10101 can't identify protocol
    NetworkMa 1617      root   12u     sock                0,6         0t0      10129 can't identify protocol
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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