Using Linux CAP_SYS_RESOURCE causes loading GemConnect liboraapi library to hang
When a topaz/gem process on Linux has the CAP_SYS_RESOURCE privilege set as per the GS/64 Linux Installation Guide, attempts to load the GemConnect liboraapi library will hang. Attempts to view the C stack via either gdb or kill -USR1 for diagnosis will fail with the error:
ptrace: Operation not permitted.
The use of the CAP_SYS_RESOURCE privilege causes the Linux dynamic library loader to ignore the $LD_LIBRARY_PATH used by Oracle to locate the Oracle libraries, resulting in the hang.
Workaround
Copy the Oracle libraries to a directory in the system search path, such as /usr/lib.
Last updated: 5/23/17