Problems with system tools in 3.2
ams at ACM.PRINCETON.EDU
ams at ACM.PRINCETON.EDU
Thu Nov 23 01:08:30 AEST 1989
Paul Ning asks:
> Subject: Problems with system tools in 3.2
> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 89 21:44:59 PST
> Status: R
> We have just upgraded our two machines (4D/80GT and 4D/220GTX) to 3.2.
> The 80 seems to be happy but we are having difficulties running
> some of the utilities in the System Menu on the 220. Here are the
> symptoms :
> 1) WorkSpace - when selected, the only result is the message
"Can't connect with File Access Monitor (fam)"
in the console window.
> 2) Transfer Manager - when selected, nothing happens.
> 3) System Manager & Confidence Tests - a window pops up, and then goes away.
> The /etc/services and /usr/etc/inetd.conf files on both machines are
> identical and the executables /usr/etc/fam, /usr/etc/rpc.toolkitbus are
> present as well.
I know this can happen if you are using yp and your server isn't an SGI box.
I had this same problem, you have to add the following lines to the /etc/rpc
file on your yp server:
sgi_toolkitbus 391001
sgi_fam 391002
Then rebuild the maps (cd /var/yp; make on a Sun) and reboot the SGIs that
don't work. This should clear up the "can't contact fam" and will probably
fix all of it.
--ams
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