xprtld.service fails to start during yum upgrade (4188076)

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
On systems that are registered under InfoScale Operations Manager with VBS configured, the xprtld.service may fail to start automatically during a yum upgrade process.
The following symptoms occur:
  • The xprtld.service enters a 'failed' state with a 'timeout' result.
  • Several unit processes remain in a running state after the service has stopped.
  • The system log shows a "Failed to start Systemd Veritas xprtld service." error message.
Workaround:
After completing the yum upgrade, manually start the xprtld service using the following command:
# sudo systemctl start xprtld.service
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