Solving RIS problems on TRU64 4.0F

From: Yves BLUSSEAU <yves.blusseau_at_sncf.fr>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 12:59:58 +0100

Shing-Gene Yung wrote:

> hi,
>
> I can't seem to get the RIS working. I've set up everything (ris areas,
> /etc/exports and nfs, tftp, bootp/dhcp) according to the docs and the
> client manages to load the kernel but fails to mount root. Yes, mountd is
> running on the server, and I can mount the ris areas from another machine.
>
> It complains "whoami: no hostname" or something similar (after the "panic,
> unable to mount root" message). I've checked that the dhcp/bootp server is
> sending the hostname.
>
> I've tried joind, bootpd from the obsolete dist, and ISC's dhcpd...all
> have the same results.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> --shing

I haved the same problem with TRU64 4.0F and i solved it:

You must have a directory /ris on your RIS server which contains two
links
r0k1 and r0p1.
r0k1 must point on the kernel in the RIS installation directory
r0p1 must point on the root of the RIS installation directory
In my case I have:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root ris 33 Oct 2 09:37 /ris/r0k1 ->
../var/adm/ris/ris0.alpha/vmunix1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root ris 35 Oct 2 09:37 /ris/r0p1 ->
../var/adm/ris/ris0.alpha/product_1

You must also export your /ris directory. In my /etx/exports I have:
/ris/r0p1 -root=0 -ro

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Received on Wed Nov 24 1999 - 12:02:31 NZDT