hello,

the atn test recexrecotest_testconfiguration#recoshift_esd is crashing in today's 17.x.0 rel_6 with the following error:

toolsvc                                             error cannot create tool rec::muontrackquery (no factory found)
toolsvc.muonidhelper                                fatal failed to retrieve tool muontrackquery = publictoolhandle('rec::muontrackquery/muontrackquery')
nameauditor                                          info just exited toolsvc.muonidhelper with auditor trigger initialize
memstatauditor                                       info memory usage has changed after  toolsvc.muonidhelper 	initialization method 	virtual size = 1182 mb 	resident set size = 723.371 mb deltavsize = 0.417969  mb 
toolsvc                                             error error initializing tool 'toolsvc.muonidhelper'
muidmooretpcreator                                  fatal failed to retrieve tool muonidentificationhelper = publictoolhandle('rec::muonidentificationhelper/muonidhelper')
nameauditor                                          info just exited muidmooretpcreator with auditor trigger initialize
memstatauditor                                       info memory usage has changed after  muidmooretpcreator 	initialization method 	virtual size = 1182 mb 	resident set size = 723.383 mb deltavsize = 0  mb 
athalgseq                                           error unable to initialize algorithm muidmooretpcreator
nameauditor                                          info just exited athalgseq with auditor trigger initialize
athmasterseq                                        error unable to initialize algorithm athalgseq
nameauditor                                          info just exited athmasterseq with auditor trigger initialize
athenaeventloopmgr                                  error unable to initialize algorithm: athmasterseq
athenaeventloopmgr                                  error failed to initialize base class minimaleventloopmgr
nameauditor                                          info just exited athenaeventloopmgr with auditor trigger initialize
servicemanager                                      error unable to initialize service: athenaeventloopmgr
py:athena            info leaving with code 33: &quot;failure in initialization&quot;

the full logfile can be found here:
http://atlas-computing.web.cern.ch/atlas-computing/links/distdirectory/nightlies/developmentwebarea/nicos_web_area17x064bs5g4recopt/nicos_testlog_rel_6/reconstruction_recexample_recexrecotest_26__recexrecotest_testconfiguration__recoshift_esd__a.html

could some of the experts please take a look?
thanks.
cheers,
daniela
ps = not sure about what is causing the crash first, i leave the category and the item group empty