scoinfo: Invalid Argument - where does is come from?

[W. Paul Zola]

In article <1991Apr29.005117.8328 at osh3.OSHA.GOV> chip at osh3.OSHA.GOV (Chip Yamasaki) writes:
}I am running SCO Unix Sys V 3.2.2 and I'm getting a message that says
}
}scoinfo: Invalid Argument
}
}and a return code of 1 when I run the uname command.  I've tried it with
}(I think) every possible combination of flags.  Does anybody out there
}know where this comes from or how to fix it?
}
}Thanks!
}
}-- 
}--
}Charles "Chip" Yamasaki
}chip at oshcomm.osha.gov



The following article from the SCO Information Tools database should help 
with your problem.   I'm posting because I think this may be of general
interest.

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Enter multiuser mode, get the message "scoinfo:  Invalid argument".

KEYWORDS:  scoinfo invalid argument enter multiuser mode uname error unix 3.2 version 2.0 mpx

RELEASE:  SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 Operating System Version 2.0 
	  SCO MPX Release 1.0.0

PROBLEM:  Bringing the system to multiuser mode, I get the message
          "scoinfo:  Invalid argument".

CAUSE:  Installing SCO MPX Release 1.0 on an existing SCO UNIX System V/386
        Release 3.2 Operating System Version 2.0 system generates this error.

WARNING:   This configuration is not supported by SCO, and has not been tested
	   by the SCO Quality Assurance department.  In order to run SCO UNIX
	   System V/386 Release 3.2 Operating System Version 2.0, you need to
	   upgrade to SCO MPX Release 1.1.  

SOLUTION:  SCO MPX Release 1.0 was not intended to be installed on SCO UNIX
	   System V/386 Release 3.2 Operating System Version 2.0.  The SCO
	   UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 Operating System Version 2.0 uname 
	   command makes a system call that was not incorporated into the 
	   kernel until this version of the operating system.  

	   The error message can be avoided by replacing the /bin/uname binary
	   with one from SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 Operating System or
	   Open Desktop Release 1.0.

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I hope this helps you with your problem.

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Paul Zola			Support Technical Lead, Operating System
				paulz at sco.COM 
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    DISCLAIMER: I speak for myself, and not for SCO.