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Shanmuga Sundaram G J posted Wed July 23, 2025 12:51 AM

We are getting error after executed dnf_bundle_aix_71_72.tar in AIX 7.1 server. Need your help.

# dnf update
Fatal Python error: _Py_HashRandomization_Init: failed to get random numbers to initialize Python
Python runtime state: preinitialized

# /opt/freeware/bin/python3
Fatal Python error: _Py_HashRandomization_Init: failed to get random numbers to initialize Python
Python runtime state: preinitialized

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Ayappan P posted Wed July 23, 2025 09:43 AM

What is the AIX level ? (oslevel -s)

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Shanmuga Sundaram G J posted Thu July 24, 2025 02:25 AM

oslevel -s   --> 7100-03-07-1614

Please someone has help on this

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Ayappan P posted Thu July 24, 2025 04:59 AM

This is related to this issue --> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IV90804
You can update the AIX level and check again., 

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Shanmuga Sundaram G J posted Thu July 24, 2025 07:49 AM

We are facing the same error after rebuild the pythin3.7 version now 

 /usr/bin/python3
Fatal Python error: _Py_HashRandomization_Init: failed to get random numbers to initialize Python

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Shanmuga Sundaram G J posted Fri July 25, 2025 10:19 AM

Hi All, 

It means we have to apply the TL4 patch?

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