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# sk63222 - Multi-Domain Management Services (fwm, fwd, cpd, cpca) are down 

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk63222 |
| Date Created | 2011-05-26 |
| Last Modified | 2024-03-25 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Multi-Domain Security Management (fwm, fwd, cpd, cpca) are down although CMA\`s Services are up and running.
* When starting the MDS services using "mdsstart -m" these errors appear:   

  `/opt/CPmds-R81/log/set_mds_info.log: No such file or directory. `  
  `/opt/CPmds-R81/log/cpd.log: No such file or directory.[1] 4740 [1] Exit 1 `  
  `/opt/CPshrd-R81/bin/cpd >& $LOG_DIR/cpd.log/opt/CPmds-R71/log/fwd.log: No such file or directory.[1] 4741[1] Exit 1 `  
  `/opt/CPmds-R81/bin/fwm mds >& $LOG_DIR/mds.logMDS Started `

## Cause

Missing and/or corrupted files in the */opt/CPmds-R81/log* directory.

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