My original message is:
"> Hi all!
> >
> > I realize that this question has been posted before, but I thought that
> I'd
> > ask about it again. When upgrading my 4100 from 4.0B to 4.0D this last
> > weekend, I received a message that said "The Kernel Cache is empty"
> shortly
> > after upgrading my firmware, before upgrading my operating system. This
> > message kept coming up every time that I'd try to do something from the
> UNIX
> > command line, and the way that I've found to get rid of this message is
> to
> > make all of my software licenses active again through lmf. What I'm
> > wondering is what causes this message to appear and is there a way
> around it
> > so that I don't have to load all of my software licenses again to
> proceed
> > with my upgrade? (I had to reload them all a few times)
> >"
>
I received one response on this one, from Dr. Tom Blinn, and here it is:
> Your lmf licenses are recorded in the file /var/adm/lmf/ldb and unless you
> remove that file, they should remain available and functional. However,
> the
> kernel has a data cache that does not necessarily reflect the information
> in
> the database.
>
> The "lmf reset" command will clear the kernel's cache and reload the
> licenses from the database.
>
> However, because the database is in the /var file system (usually in /usr)
> and that isn't available in single user mode, you might need to make sure
> the relevant file system is mounted before you do the "lmf reset" command.
>
> There is no place in a normal installupdate where your kernel's lmf cache
> should get lost and not reloaded from the database, but it sounds like you
> managed to uncover one.
>
> Tom
>
> Dr. Thomas P. Blinn + UNIX Software Group + Compaq Computer Corporation
>
>
>
Thanks as always, Dr. Blinn!
-Stephen Spalding
Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 20:26:39 NZDT