My most sincere apologies on the extremely late summary. Unfortunately,
no real solution was found.
Problem description:
4.0e RIS client died, unable to find RIS home directory
on server. Client and server configuration apparently OK.
Workaround applied:
Installed a CD-ROM drive from another machine, installed locally.
On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Haniotakis Vangelis wrote:
>
> Dear Managers,
>
> An attempt at a RIS installation has gotten rather tricky, and I would
> like some help.
>
> After setting up one of our machines as a RIS server, adding the
> software and client (Digital UNIX 4.0e, and a DEC3000 500 respectively),
> I proceeded to boot the client from the network.
>
> I do manage to boot vmunix1, but I get the following messages at the
> beginning of the installation procedure:
>
>
> > INIT: SINGLE-USER MODE
> >
> >
> > Initializing system for Digital Unix installation. Please wait...
> >
> > Cannot determine RIS home directory on $SERVER.
> > Performing RIS installation from $SERVER...
> > ....
>
> I get to answer a few questions re installation type (custom),
> root password, timezones and disk configuration, and then I get:
>
> > ** Reviewing available software subsets. Please wait...
> > ** Unable to get a list of software subsets avaliable for
> > installation.
> >
> > You have answered all the questions needed to install DIGITAL UNIX
> > on this system. Press CTRL/C to cancel the installation; or type
> > "history" to modify your earlier answers; or press <RETURN> to proceed
> > with the installation.
>
> At which point, I cancel the installation, of course.
> This problem has been replicated on two different RIS servers, of which
> the first one has already been used for another RIS installation
> (successfully), and we just installed RIS on the second server.
> Both those servers run DU4.0e.
>
> My /etc/exports is (created by RIS):
> /ris/ris0.a/product_1 -root=0 -ro
> /usr/var/adm/ris/ris0.alpha/kit -root=0 -ro
>
> The client does exist in the server's /etc/hosts file, and both mountd
> and joind are running on the RIS server.
>
> I would really appreciate any ideas.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Vangelis Haniotakis
> University of Crete - UCnet
> Centre of Communications and Networking
> System and Network Administration
>
>
>
>
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Vangelis Haniotakis
University of Crete - UCnet
Centre of Communications and Networking
System and Network Administration
Received on Fri Jul 16 1999 - 23:23:10 NZST