dear experts,

the following crash occurred in rel_5/17.4.x.y/build/x86_64-slc5-gcc43-opt/offline/recjobtransformtests/data_7tev_notrig and appears to be similar to the following old bug:
https://savannah.cern.ch/bugs/?86813

here is a logfile snippet:
===== job report produced by recotrf =====
command=/afs/cern.ch/atlas/software/builds/atlasreconstruction/17.4.0/installarea/share/bin/reco_trf.py --uploadtoami=1.0 inputbsfile=/afs/cern.ch/atlas/project/rig/referencefiles/datastreams_high_mu/high_mu-data11_7tev.00179725.physics_jettauetmiss.merge.raw._lb0021.data maxevents=300 autoconfiguration=everything preexec=rec.dotrigger=false outputesdfile=myesd.pool.root outputmuoncalibntup=muoncalib.root outputpixelcalibntup=trkvalidntup.root hist=mymergedmonitoring.root outputtagfile=mytag.root
exitcode=12
errorcode=61200 (trf_svrinit)
errorcategory=trf_unknown,	69999,	unknown transform error (3 times)
errorcategory=trf_svrinit,	61200,	servicemanager unable to initialize service
fatals=0
errors=4
warnings=14
file trkvalidntup.root:
  guid=196b88bb-fc22-44f8-bd5a-65e7f195d523
  metadata:
    conditionstag=comcond-blkpst-005-00
    beamtype=collisions
    filetype=ntup
    autoconfiguration=['everything']
    dataset=
    maxevents=140
    preexec=['rec.dotrigger=false']
    geometryversion=atlas-geo-18-01-01
    events=140
    size=96409488
file muoncalib.root:
  guid=52d08f57-5eeb-48d7-b232-f7672243e890
  metadata:
    conditionstag=comcond-blkpst-005-00
    beamtype=collisions
    filetype=ntup
    autoconfiguration=['everything']
    dataset=
    maxevents=140
    preexec=['rec.dotrigger=false']
    geometryversion=atlas-geo-18-01-01
    events=140
    size=18527151
file myesd.pool.root:
  guid=f6a40ee8-a8fb-e011-a7a5-0030489452d4
  metadata:
    conditionstag=comcond-blkpst-005-00
    beamtype=collisions
    filetype=esd
    autoconfiguration=['everything']
    dataset=
    maxevents=140
    preexec=['rec.dotrigger=false']
    geometryversion=atlas-geo-18-01-01
    events=140
    size=397852630
errorinfo
  acronym=trf_svrinit (61200) servicemanager unable to initialize service
  message=error unable to initialize service &quot;hltconfigsvc&quot;
  severity=error
  who=servicemanager
  producer=esdtoaod
  stage=initialise
errorinfo
  acronym=trf_unknown (69999)
  message=servicelocatorhelper::service: can not locate service trigconf::hltconfigsvc/hltconfigsvc
  severity=error
  who=trigconfigsvc.hltconfigsvc
  producer=esdtoaod
  stage=initialise
errorinfo
  acronym=trf_unknown (69999)
  message=trigconfigsvc can not return a hltchainlist object from any of the configured sources ds xmll1
  severity=error
  who=trigconfigsvc
  producer=esdtoaod
  stage=initialise
errorinfo
  acronym=trf_unknown (69999)
  message=trigconfigsvc can not return a ctpconfig object from any of the configured sources ds xmll1
  severity=error
  who=trigconfigsvc
  producer=esdtoaod
  stage=initialise
athacronym=successful run
athcode=0
rundiruseddisk=561441934
rundiravailabledisk=155954872320
workdir=/pool/lsf/rtt/180386732
athcode=0
rundiravailabledisk=156071079936
dbrelease=
athacronym=successful run
rundiruseddisk=524360180
atlasrelease=rel_5
workdir=/pool/lsf/rtt/180386732
athcode=0
rundiravailabledisk=155955138560
dbrelease=
athacronym=successful run
rundiruseddisk=561189810
atlasrelease=rel_5
writing jobinfo_recotrf.xml file...

here is the full logfile:
https://atlasrtt.cern.ch/rtt/rel_5/17.4.x.y/build/x86_64-slc5-gcc43-opt/offline/recjobtransformtests/data_7tev_notrig/data_7tev_notrig_log

please consult:
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https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/viewauth/atlas/recbuginvestigation

cheers, 
robert (valshift)