Run slibclean before applying PeopleTools Patch

Before applying a PeopleTools Patch on AIX, you must run a specific command, slibclean, to unload objects files from memory.

To check if some objects are in memory run the following commands:

genld -l | grep /peoplesoft

The genld command collects the list of all processes currently running on the system, and optionally reports the list of loaded objects corresponding to each process.

genkld | grep /peoplesoft

The genkld command extracts the list of shared objects currently loaded onto the system and displays the address, size, and path name for each object on the list.

To unload all objects, run the following command (as root):

/usr/sbin/slibclean

How to unzip PeopleBooks CD on AIX

If you simply want to unzip a PeopleBooks without installing any additional software, you can use the jar executable provided in your Java SDK. Jar is the Java archive tool.

For example, to unzip the PeopleBooks CD, run the following commands:

mkdir psbooks-fscm91-V24808-01
cd psbooks-fscm91-V24808-01
/usr/java6_64/bin/jar -xvf ../psbooks-fscm91-V24808-01.zip

How to kill a socket used by PeopleSoft Application server (JSL), using rmsock on AIX

In project phase, when you build and rebuild environments, you might face the issue where a port is not released correctly by the host.

Here is an example to identify which process is assigned to this port, and how to release it (kill).

psft@AIXHOST0001(ORACLE_SID):/peoplesoft/HRMS91/pt850x/appserv> netstat -@aA | grep 9700

Global  f1000e0007054bb0 tcp4       0      0  AIXHOST0001.9700  *.*                LISTEN

psft@AIXHOST0001 (ORACLE_SID):/peoplesoft/HRMS91/pt850x/appserv> rmsock f1000e0007054bb0 tcpcb                

The socket 0x7054808 is being held by proccess 13959176 (JSL).

psft@AIXHOST0001 (ORACLE_SID):/peoplesoft/HRMS91/AU/pt850x/appserv> kill -9 13959176