Unable to start pmcd service with status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
Issue
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The pmcd service is failing to start.
Sep 1 11:13:45 node1.example.com root[2455367]: pmcd_wait failed in /usr/libexec/pcp/lib/pmcd: exit status: 2 Sep 1 11:13:45 node1.example.com systemd[1]: pmcd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT Sep 1 11:13:45 node1.example.com systemd[1]: pmcd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Sep 1 11:13:45 node1.example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Performance Metrics Collector Daemon.
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The pmlogger service fails to start
Sep 1 11:12:51 node1.example.com systemd[1]: pmlogger.service: Failed with result 'protocol'. Sep 1 11:12:51 node1.example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Performance Metrics Archive Logger.
Environment
- Red Hat Enteprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enteprise Linux 9
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