Problem: sgi_fam won't load correctly causing the IMAP logs to show the following:

fpos imapd: Failed to create cache file: maildirwatch (jcloth)
fpos imapd: Error: Input/output error
fpos imapd: Check for proper operation and configuration
fpos imapd: of the File Access Monitor daemon (famd).

Briefly explained in a previous blog

So this morning I was determined to get sgi_fam to work correctly.

fpos xinetd[29411]: pmap_set failed. service=sgi_fam program=391002 version=2
fpos xinetd[29411]: Service sgi_fam failed to start and is deactivated.
fpos xinetd[29411]: xinetd Version 2.3.13 started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in.
fpos xinetd[29411]: Started working: 0 available services

I try to downgrade back to the original version of xinetd.

fpos xinetd[29857]: pmap_set failed. service=sgi_fam program=391002 version=2
fpos xinetd[29857]: xinetd Version 2.3.11 started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in.
fpos xinetd[29857]: Started working: 0 available services

..tried a few tweaks..

fpos xinetd[29892]: pmap_set failed. service=sgi_fam program=391002 version=2
fpos xinetd[29892]: xinetd Version 2.3.11 started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in.
fpos xinetd[29892]: Started working: 0 available services

..tried a few tweaks..

fpos xinetd[29918]: pmap_set failed. service=sgi_fam program=391002 version=2
fpos xinetd[29918]: xinetd Version 2.3.11 started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in.
fpos xinetd[29918]: Started working: 0 available services

.."hmmm... I wonder if there's a stale process"..

[root@fpos fam-2.7.0]# rpcinfo -p
program vers proto port
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
391002 2 tcp 789 sgi_fam

..restart the portmapper..

fpos portmap: portmap shutdown succeeded
fpos portmap: portmap startup succeeded

fpos xinetd[30031]: xinetd Version 2.3.11 started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in.
fpos xinetd[30031]: Started working: 1 available service

[root@fpos fam-2.7.0]# rpcinfo -p
program vers proto port
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
391002 2 tcp 51678 sgi_fam

Since Feb 22nd, all I had to do to get the mofo to work was restart the portmapper.

**smacking forehead**
stupid stupid stupid