OS System Maintenance Runs - Manually?

Friends,
I understand that the OS performs self maintenance between 0300 and 0500 for runs performed daily, weekly and monthly.
As I have the system of during these times, I assume the runs don't happen and as such the maintenance is not performed?
If so, does this cause any system or operational instability?
Are the runs really required?
Should I be running these functions manually? Specifically the daily run?
Appreciate your feedback.
Regards.

Hi Chrisflyer,
There is now yet another enhancement to the automatic running of these log-cleaning periodic tasks:
If your Mac was sleeping during the night, the tasks will automatically run at wake-up, with no delay.
In Tiger, it was already the case, but with a delay (total sleep time since last reboot), thus a chance for you to cancel them if you restarted your Mac during the delay.
It's in Panther and before, that you had to leave your Mac on AND not sleeping during the night.
If you Mac is shut down every night, just run the
*sudo periodic daily weekly monthly*
command once a month or so, that's plenty enough (although you can run it as often as you wish, useless but doesn't hurt).
In a word:
Leopard makes the "periodic tasks hype" even more overkill and obsolete than it already was with Tiger and Panther.
It's just about log-cleaning anyway.
No need to worry about them, no need at all to install such historical reminiscence as for example Macaroni or Anacron...
Axel

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ls -al /var/log/*.out
Press Return
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You really have no need for one. That said:
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If you are using a pre-Leopard version of OS X, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. (These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion and should not be installed.)
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I would also recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. (There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion or later.)
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1. Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. Tri-Backup
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Always have a current backup before performing any system updates or upgrades.
Additional suggestions will be found in
1. Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
2. Mac OS X speed FAQ,
3. Speeding up Macs,
4. Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
5. Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
6. Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
7. Maintaining OS X,
8. Five Mac maintenance myths,
9. How to Speed up Macs, and
10. Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity or 20 GBs, whichever is greater, as free space.

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It's not much of an exaggeration to say that the whole "utility" software industry for the Mac is a fraud on consumers. The most extreme examples are the "CleanMyMac" and “MacKeeper” scams, but there are many others.
As a rule, the only software you should install is that which directly enables you to do the things you use a computer for, and doesn't change the way other software works.
Safari extensions, and perhaps the equivalent for other web browsers, are a partial exception to the above rule. Most are safe, and they're easy to get rid of if they don't work. Some may cause the browser to crash or otherwise malfunction. Some are malicious. Use with caution, and install only well-known extensions from relatively trustworthy sources, such as the Safari Extensions Gallery.
Never install any third-party software unless you know how to uninstall it. Otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve. Do not rely on "utilities" such as "AppCleaner" and the like that purport to remove software.
4. Don't install bad, conflicting, or unnecessary fonts. Whenever you install new fonts, use the validation feature of the built-in Font Book application to make sure the fonts aren't defective and don't conflict with each other or with others that you already have. See the built-in help and this support article for instructions. Deactivate or remove fonts that you don't really need to speed up application launching.
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Never install software from an untrustworthy or unknown source. If in doubt, do some research. Any website that prompts you to install a “codec” or “plugin” that comes from the same site, or an unknown site, is untrustworthy. Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, must come directly from the developer's website. No intermediary is acceptable, and don’t trust links unless you know how to parse them. Any file that is automatically downloaded from the web, without your having requested it, should go straight into the Trash. A web page that tells you that your computer has a “virus,” or that anything else is wrong with it, is a scam.
In OS X 10.7.5 or later, downloaded applications and Installer packages that have not been digitally signed by a developer registered with Apple are blocked from loading by default. The block can be overridden, but think carefully before you do so.
Because of recurring security issues in Java, it’s best to disable it in your web browsers, if it’s installed. Few websites have Java content nowadays, so you won’t be missing much. This action is mandatory if you’re running any version of OS X older than 10.6.8 with the latest Java update. Note: Java has nothing to do with JavaScript, despite the similar names. Don't install Java unless you're sure you need it. Most people don't.
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LOM event: +36d+22h57m55s host reset
Sun Fire V100 (UltraSPARC-IIe 548MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 4.0, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #57166297.
Ethernet address 0:3:ba:68:49:d9, Host ID: 836849d9.
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Boot device: rootdisk File and args:
SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_118822-27 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Hostname: gandalf
Jan 31 17:41:02 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/boot-archive:default: Method "/lib/sv<br />
c/method/boot-archive" failed with exit status 1.
Jan 31 17:41:02 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/boot-archive:default: Method "/lib/sv<br />
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Jan 31 17:41:02 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/boot-archive:default: Method "/lib/sv<br />
c/method/boot-archive" failed with exit status 1.
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Console login service(s) cannot run
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Thanks!
Chris Edwards

Hi,
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Sorry that you feel that precision is not required in dealing with a modern
operating system, and that the obsolete answer appears to fit your ideas
on how to maintain a Mavericks system when compared to an older one.
On more than one occasion, advice has been suggested without bearing.
So be it with your interest in getting an answer that fits Mavericks 10.9
since the factors that did change for this new system, are not addressed
by the reply you sought to include as a correct response.
And, I also gave you a bonus tip on a historically correct (to Mavericks)
source of content that can be used with Mavericks for issues of a slow mac.
Too bad I wasted some time and research, on your behalf. If I weren't
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Your understanding of an answer has not been helpful to a resolution.
However it does appear you did not read the link that supports my point:
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If you do not want current information on OS X 10.9.5, why ask and
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Is english your first language? I can try google translate if it helps...
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I've had my imac for just over 2months now and I love it. But, what I'm wondering now is, should I be doing any maintenance on it? (I think I've seen it called "housekeeping" here) It's my first computer so there was no migration from another system,therefore I started with absolutely zero software/data. Now I have around 1000 photos, 1200 songs and a few downloaded items(widgets etc). I'm a newbie so please tell me what I should be doing to ensure my mac keeps working at its best.
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(+ you can also:)
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Before applying them, always disconnect all periphericals (+ iPod, HD, etc) and it is a good idea to follow my "cautious steps".
In order to keep them backed up, you can use Software Update's option "Install and Keep Package", or you can download them directly from Apple.
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(Gulliver) Mac OS X 10.3/10.4: System maintenance
Good maintenance!
Axl

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drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 7 16:08 cron.daily
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drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 2004 cron.hourly
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 12 2007 cron.monthly
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 255 Sep 20 2004 crontab
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 28 2007 cron.weekly

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I have scheduled the backup (20:30) to do a full backup (C:, system state, bare metal) to external USB drives.
Every day so far the backup has failed, but when I logon to the server and choose to run it manually it always succeeds.
Event log messages are:
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Event 753, Backup
The Block Level Backup Engine service has successfully started.
Event 561, Backup
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then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved.
The server is remote and no-one can possibly be tinkering with (only I have remote access and the office closed for the day four hours ago). But if I remote to the server and run it manually, it runs.
Does anyone have any advice please? I don't really want to be running manually every day :-)
Many thanks,
Jim

Hi,
According to your description, it seems that if you do a schedule backup, it failed,
If you do a manual backup, it would succeed.
I would like to confirm that if it is the same external USB drive destination when
use the schedule backup and the manual backup?
From the error code, you may take the following steps to troubleshoot the issue.
To verify that a scheduled backup is enabled:
Open an elevated Command Prompt window. Click
Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click
Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
At the prompt, type:
wbadmin enable backup.
If the command output shows a schedule, then a scheduled backup is enabled.
Confirm that the schedule contains the correct parameters.
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For the computer that contains the storage disk, open Disk Management. Click
Start, click Run, and then type: diskmgmt.msc.
Click
View, click Top, and then click Disk List.
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Status column is Online.
For more details, you may refer to the Microsoft articles.
Event ID 561 — Backup Operations
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd364832(WS.10).aspx
Event ID 546 — Backup Operations
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc734451(WS.10).aspx
Best Regards
Jeff Ren
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BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2010-08-08 05.31.49
BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors
[Major] From: "OMNISAP" Time: 08/08/10 05:31:49
BRBACKUP /usr/sap/AAA/SYS/exe/run/brbackup -t offline -d util_file -c -m all -u hpbkup/******* returned 3
i am new on this, what should i review into the db?
Regards and thanks in advance
Dma.

Hello Daniela,
you try to perform an offline backup (which is a very uncommon way nowadays) and your SAP system is not down.
This is also described in the official documentation:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sm32/helpdata/en/0d/d309664a0c11d182b80000e829fbfe/content.htm
offline: Database backup in offline mode, in other words, the database is shut down during backup. When you select this parameter, BRBACKUP checks that no SAP system users are connected to the database. If an SAP System is active, the database is not shut down and BRBACKUP terminates the process with an error message (message number BR0068E).
Regards
Stefan

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"An unhandled exception has occured in your application. If you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to ccontinue. If you click Quit, the application will be shut down immediately.
Object variable or with variable not set."
If I click on details of error, its giving following details
See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object variable or With block variable not set.
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.LateBinding.LateGet(Object o, Type objType, String name, Object[] args, String[] paramnames, Boolean[] CopyBack)
   at MSY.Tlayoutdet1.ctrlctrlbtnOpen_onClicked() in C:\Ars_Translation50\Batch\app\MSY\src\Tlayoutdet1.vb:line 281
   at SAP.MT.FW.UI.ExposedFWElements.CoreCtrlButton.BtnClicked()
   at SAP.MT.FW.UI.ExposedFWElements.CoreCtrlButton.IPeerCtrlListener_btnClicked()
   at SAP.MT.FW.UI.PeerLayer.PeerCtrlButton.button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at SAP.MT.FW.UI.NativeControl.NBaseControl.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at SAP.MT.FW.UI.NativeControl.NButton.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at SAP.MT.FW.UI.NativeControl.NButton.mButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
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Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
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    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2407
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
MobileClient
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/MobileClient.exe
UFCore
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFCore.DLL
UFCoreExt
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFCoreExt.DLL
System.Windows.Forms
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    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2365
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
System
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2407
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
UFInternal
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFInternal.DLL
UFCommon
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFCommon.DLL
UFStorage
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFStorage.DLL
Interop.Scripting
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/Interop.Scripting.DLL
Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Assembly Version: 7.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 7.10.6310.4
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.visualbasic/7.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/microsoft.visualbasic.dll
UFControlLibrary
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFControlLibrary.DLL
Interop.UFGeneratorInterfaces
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/Interop.UFGeneratorInterfaces.DLL
System.Drawing
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    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll
MTIServices
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/MTIServices.DLL
UFDialogs
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFDialogs.DLL
UFIPlugins
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/UFIPlugins.DLL
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2371
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll
Interop.ERRCOMPLib
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/Interop.ERRCOMPLib.DLL
MTBLLFWInterfaces
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
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    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/MTBLLFWInterfaces.DLL
Accessibility
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/accessibility/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/accessibility.dll
MSY
    Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 0.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/APP.Net/MSY/bin/MSY.dll
MTBLLFW
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/MTBLLFW.DLL
MTFWServices
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/MTFWServices.DLL
MTServices
    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/MTServices.DLL
OnlineOffline
    Assembly Version: 1.0.2477.11060
    Win32 Version: 1.0.2477.11060
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/OnlineOffline.DLL
vqq-mx7r
    Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2407
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
RegexAssembly40_0
    Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: n/a
    CodeBase:
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    Assembly Version: 5.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/MTBLLFWMetaInternal.DLL
TLSender
    Assembly Version: 1.5.1.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/TLSender.DLL
Interop.CRYPTINGLib
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/Interop.CRYPTINGLib.DLL
Authentication
    Assembly Version: 5.5.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.5.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/Authentication.DLL
System.Data
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
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System.EnterpriseServices
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2326
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sfabol
    Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 0.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/APP.Net/MSY/bol/apps/sfabol/vba/WBIT/sfabol/bin/sfabol.dll
SSActiveTreeView.SSTree
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
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    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/APP.Net/MSY/Bin/SSActiveTreeView.SSTree.dll
SSActiveTreeView
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/APP.Net/MSY/Bin/SSActiveTreeView.DLL
AxSSActiveTreeView.AxSSTree_EventsRouter
    Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 0.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/APP.Net/MSY/Bin/AxSSActiveTreeView.AxSSTree_EventsRouter.dll
Interop.UFBBInterfaces
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/Interop.UFBBInterfaces.DLL
StdType
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/APP.Net/MSY/Bin/StdType.DLL
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility
    Assembly Version: 7.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 7.10.3077
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.visualbasic.compatibility/7.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/microsoft.visualbasic.compatibility.dll
stdole
    Assembly Version: 7.0.3300.0
    Win32 Version: 7.00.9466
    CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/stdole/7.0.3300.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/stdole.dll
RFMobileReporting
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.11.0.40
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/RFMobileReporting.DLL
AxInterop.SAPCalendar50
    Assembly Version: 1.1.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/SAP/Mobile/Bin.NET/AxInterop.SAPCalendar50.DLL
JIT Debugging **************
To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this
application or machine (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.
For example:
<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine
rather than being handled by this dialog.
Its urgent, Please help me out to rectify this error.
Thanks & Regards,
Venkata Ramana

This seems like an error with standard SAP solution. I would suggest raising an OSS message and SAP should be able to help you out.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Kaushal

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