Hello everyone, Marco, my issue was exactly the same, the chkconfig package wasn’t installed. I checked both VMs where I installed xCAT, and it was indeed missing.
I used Chris’s guide to fix the SSL issues. Thanks everyone for the tips. Darren. On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM Marcos Melo <marcos.mk.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > Darren, > > I had an issue because the chkconfig package wasn’t installed together > with initscripts. I installed it separately and encountered the SSL > error. I used Chris method and it worked—everything is fine now! > > Hope this helps. > > Marcos Melo. > > On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM Darren Whitaker < > darren.whitaker....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> After having to reinstall the operating system (Rocky Linux 9.4), I went >> through the xCAT 2.17 installation process again but encountered the same >> error as before. Below, I’m providing a detailed report for troubleshooting >> and assistance. >> >> *Error when starting the xCAT service* >> >> During the installation, the xcatd service fails to start with the >> following log message: >> >> Jul 25 01:22:14 abaporu xcatd[3944]: Error, don't know how to start on this >> platform >> Jul 25 01:22:14 abaporu systemd[1]: xcatd.service: Control process exited, >> code=exited, status=1/FAILURE >> >> *Packages installed before xCAT* >> >> To ensure dependencies were in place, I installed the following packages >> prior to installing xCAT: >> >> >> - >> >> initscripts-10.11.8-4.el9.x86_64 >> - >> >> initscripts-rename-device-10.11.6-1.el9.x86_64 >> - >> >> initscripts-service-10.11.6-1.el9.noarch >> >> *xCAT installation commands used* >> >> dnf install xCAT >> xcatconfig -i -c -s >> >> The xcatconfig command completes most of the setup steps, including >> certificate creation, but at the end the xcatd service fails with: >> >> Job for xcatd.service failed because the control process exited with error >> code. >> See "systemctl status xcatd.service" and "journalctl -xeu xcatd.service" for >> details. >> >> *Troubleshooting attempts:* >> >> >> 1. >> >> Fully removed xCAT using go-xcat completely uninstall >> 2. >> >> Reinstalled with go-xcat --xcat-version=stable install >> 3. >> >> Error persists even after reinstall: >> >> Connection failure: IO::Socket::INET: connect: Connection refused at >> /opt/xcat/lib/perl/xCAT/Client.pm line 248. >> Unable to open socket connection to xcatd daemon on localhost:3001. >> >> >> 4. >> >> Followed the certificate regeneration procedure shared by *Chris*, >> but the xcatd service still fails at the end. >> >> This issue also occurs on another VM running the same version of Rocky >> Linux 9.4 and the same kernel, which suggests the problem could be related >> to repository compatibility, the kernel version, or platform-specific >> behavior. >> >> *Commands executed on the system* >> >> hostnamectl --set-hostname lab.teste >> dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb >> dnf install epel-release >> dnf install -y wget tar screen nano pciutils bind-utils vim git >> dnf install initscripts >> wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d >> https://xcat.org/files/xcat/repos/yum/latest/xcat-core/xcat-core.repo >> wget -P /etc/yum.repos.d >> http://xcat.org/files/xcat/repos/yum/devel/xcat-dep/rh9/x86_64/xcat-dep.repo >> dnf repolist >> dnf install xCAT >> systemctl status xcatd >> >> >> Has anyone encountered this same issue with xCAT on Rocky Linux 9.4? >> >> Is there a recommended kernel version, repository configuration, or >> workaround to ensure the xcatd service runs properly on this platform? >> >> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Darren. >> >> On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM Darren Whitaker < >> darren.whitaker....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> Thank you so much for the help! The tips worked for me, especially >>> installing *initscripts* before xCAT. >>> >>> I decided to redo the xCAT installation, this time installing >>> *initscripts* beforehand, and it worked without any errors. >>> >>> Many thanks to *Chris James*, *Mark Frenette*, and *Markus Hilger*. >>> >>> Darren. >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM Markus Hilger < >>> markus.hil...@megware.com> wrote: >>> >>>> What Mark says. >>>> And you have to do this *before* trying to install xCAT because it >>>> will break your /etc/init.d symlink. >>>> >>>> go-xcat will install initscripts for you. >>>> >>>> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards >>>> >>>> *Markus Hilger* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> HPC Engineer >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH >>>> >>>> Tel: +49 3722 528-47 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nordstraße 19 >>>> markus.hil...@megware.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 09247 Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf, Germany >>>> >>>> www.megware.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Geschäftsführer: André Singer, Dr. Axel Auweter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Amtsgericht: Chemnitz HRB 584 >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *Von:* Mark Frenette <mark2.frene...@gmail.com> >>>> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 11. Juli 2025 14:44 >>>> *An:* xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >>>> *Betreff:* Re: [xcat-user] Issue starting xCAT daemon on Rocky Linux 9 >>>> and Oracle Linux 9 – “don’t know how to start on this platform” >>>> >>>> You need to install the initscripts RPM. el9 dropped sysinit for >>>> systemd and xCAT is sysinit based. >>>> >>>> On 7/10/25 23:53, Darren Whitaker wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello xCAT everyone, >>>> >>>> I’ve been testing *xCAT 2.17.0* on *Rocky Linux 9.4* and *Oracle Linux >>>> 9*, but I’m running into issues getting the xcatd daemon to start. >>>> >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> Distributions: >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> Rocky Linux 9.4 – kernel 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64 >>>> - >>>> >>>> Oracle Linux 9 – kernel 5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 >>>> - >>>> >>>> xCAT version: 2.17.0-snap202411131534 >>>> - >>>> >>>> Installed using the official RPM packages >>>> >>>> Issue: >>>> >>>> After installation, when attempting to start xcatd, the service fails >>>> with the following error: (Error, don't know how to start on this >>>> platform) >>>> >>>> Running systemctl status xcatd shows: (xcatd.service: Control process >>>> exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE >>>> >>>> xcatd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.) >>>> >>>> And lsxcatd -a returns: (Unable to open socket connection to xcatd >>>> daemon on localhost:3001. >>>> Verify that the xcatd daemon is running and that your SSL setup is >>>> correct. >>>> >>>> Connection failure: IO::Socket::INET: connect: Connection refused) >>>> >>>> *What I’ve tried so far:* >>>> >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> The installation completed successfully and SSL certificates were >>>> generated without errors. >>>> - >>>> >>>> SELinux is disabled and the firewall is not blocking any ports. >>>> - >>>> >>>> I temporarily modified /etc/os-release to simulate ID=rhel and >>>> ID_LIKE="rhel >>>> fedora", but the error persisted. >>>> - >>>> >>>> I also tried creating a wrapper for the uname command to force it >>>> to return RedHat, but this didn’t help either. >>>> - >>>> >>>> Looking into the Perl code of xCAT, it seems that Rocky Linux and >>>> Oracle Linux are probably not recognized as supported platforms. >>>> >>>> I can provide more details about the environment or share complete logs >>>> if needed. >>>> >>>> I appreciate everyone’s help. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for your help! >>>> >>>> Darren. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> xCAT-user mailing >>>> listxCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark frenettemark2.frene...@gmail.com >>>> 603-490-6823 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> xCAT-user mailing list >>>> xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> xCAT-user mailing list >> xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >> > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user >
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