The original question:> Last night the following messages appeared on the console of one of our> Sun servers:> > Jun 18 00:54:59 eagle vmunix: ie0: Ethernet jammed> Jun 18 00:54:59 eagle vmunix: ie0: no carrier> Jun 18 00:55:00 eagle vmunix: ie0: Ethernet jammed> Jun 18 ...

My original post was:> Hi!> > I upgraded my workstation (IPX) from Solaris 5.1 to 5.2 and now the> 670MP running 4.1.3 can't mount anything exported by the 5.2 machine.> > mount: access denied for slowaris:/home/twit> mount: giving up on:> /home/twit> > What ...

I asked for help with an SS1 that wouldn't even turn on the video. manypeople responded, and with their help (especially that of bill@access.com)I figured out that the problem was with the CPU board. Polaris providedme with an overnight exchange for $500, and we're up and running again.thanks ...

  Thank you all for your replies.  The original problem concerened /usr/adm/messages filling up with bootp requests from unknown devices after I installed an HP 4m with a JetDirect card. I didn't know where they were coming from and I did not have bootpd running before, so ...

The original question:>I am having a problem with running dump to an exabyte. It was working>up until two weeks ago. The day after it failed we lost a disk drive.>Ever since the new drive has been installed the problem still exists.>The particulars are below, has any one run into ...

The original question was:I am having trouble understanding how DNS works and what are the advantagesand disadvantages of using it. Besides the system administration guidedoes anyone know of a book or document that gives a better explanation and some good examples of how to set it up?The ...

Thankyou for all the helpful replies. Sorry for the delay insummarizing. Original post at the end.I haven't had to try most of these solutions yet. My original problemturned out thankfully to be just a loose SCSI connector from thestation to an external disk. It looks like I'll get to try ...

Well, I do believe I have actually installed the new OS onto a secondary drive, without having to do a boot from a CD-ROM etc. etc. I have outlined all the details in a psuedo-scriptwhich will follow this post.I can't, unfortunately, test it as it doesn't appear to be possibleat this time ...

I've figured out so many new things by trying to do this.. THe problemwas a fast SCSI-2 disk on a PTI controller. I couldn't figure out justhow to boot this from the PROM.. I got many good suggestions, butthe best was to use the  /usr/kvm/unixname2bootname sd7acommand... which gave me ...

(original query at end)Well, it looks like we've found the problem - the disk in question wasa Maxtor 669Mb disk, (something I neglected to mention in the originalposting, unfortunately). This is a known problem in the older Maxtor 669Mb drives - someone here mentioned it to a friend, who had ...

It's pretty simple:mount -rt hsfs /dev/sr0 /cdrom...for cdrom attached to the sun, and cd in High Sierra or Iso 9660 format -most pc cd's areThe follow-up question: Can a PC application on the cd be executed via something like SUNPC (or apc accessing the drive via a pcnfs mount)?The ...

The Original question was:> I would like to install some new fonts under OW 3.0. How can I do it?> I have the fonts in BDF formats. ( I converted it to .fb format) .> How can I make it accessible system-wide? > I would like to have some alias to my font. How can I make it?> ...

The question was:|> I am using Retix Bridges, that incorporates SNMP management facilities, on a|> Sun Network.|> Unfortunately, one of the Sun Servers needs to run bootp so that the|> bridges can resolve their IP address.|> Any help on where I can find a Sparc version of a ...

Sorry for the quite late summary, but I had much to do ...I had asked for a format.dat entry of a DEC RZ55 disk, only one persontim@boxhill.com (Timothy Jones) has answered. Thanks very much for theaccurate answer. I will inform the administrator of "the anonymous-ftpformat.dat file" ...

The original question:>I have been trying to locate a version of xlock that works on X terminals and>SUNs. I called our X terminal vendor, and he said the xlock from Openwindow>3.0 should work. I have the following version:>>% what xlock | grep xlock>xlock:> ...

Hello Sun managers,--------> Original question was:> Hello Sun managers,> I am interested in the assembly of the Sparc. How can I obtain> a manual or a book about Sparc architecture? --------> Answer #1:You're kidding, right? SPARC assembly really isn't fun. Anyway, there is a ...

We had a series of problems with local delivery not happening andqueue runs only affecting half the mail messages until I didthis as suggested by Jim Prescott (jgp@ee.rcohester.edu):        ln -s /kernel/unix /unixBizarre as it may seem, Sun's Solaris2.2 ...

bob@kahala.soest.hawaii.edu (Bob Cunningham) writes:>We had a series of problems with local delivery not happening and>queue runs only affecting half the mail messages until I did>this as suggested by Jim Prescott (jgp@ee.rcohester.edu):> ln -s /kernel/unix /unixThe correct path to ...

I asked about quotas, querying why they did not seen to work correctly.Seems they are not as robust as people would like, and if you areusing Solaris 2.1 there is a patch to apply (already!!). Presumably 2.2will include the patch. (See Roberts response below for patch details)NIS users are ...

The question was:| I'm using the TCP/CONNECT II software from Intercon. | To receive mail, it needs to have POP running on our mail server which is| a Sun 3/470 workstation. We have four versions and none work.| Does anyone know where I can get a legal working copy? I understand | that this is ...

Earlier this week I had asked:>We've had one of our SMD disks go bad.>>System configuration:>> Sun 4/280, SunOS 4.1.3> Xylogics 7053 SMD disk controller> Hitachi DK815-10 disk drive>>The disk is exhibiting a multitude of errors which I am ...

I can't believe the solution was this simple.My original question had to do with the output filter for printingPostScript files was dieng, and the lpd daemon was not restarting.Well, I found the problem later that afternoon.The psof (output filter) as built by TransScript 2.1 looks for ...

I apologize for my last summary, but I don't knowwhere some of the people who responded acquired theirBootp from. I will be more than happy to forward whatI received. PLEASE SEND ME YOUR E-MAIL address. I FELT THIS WAY I WOULD NOT WASTE ...

Once again, some people sent me POP software and I don't know wherethey got it from. If you would like what I have please send meyour email address.================================================================================John Ciesla Voice (w/mail): 609-520-5105Dow Jones & Co., Inc. ...

Well I ran into a number of problems. Not the least of which were:1) Permissions:The /var/spool/lpd/lw/fakedevice (or your equivalent dummy file)needs to be writable by daemon. You can either chown fakedevice orput a du#0 in the /etc/printcap.2) Getting the if= script right. For a LaserWriter ...

I posted the following question about Solaris 2.1 parallel port...here are the replies...thanks to all that took a moment to help out.I could find NO "makedev" in Solaris 2.1, even if I could...I would take C.Gibson's reply that parallel service is NOT supportedas somehow ...

Greetings Sun Managers,My original message asked for experiences with existing twisted-pair (TP) wiring of unknown quality in Ethernet networks.Our wiring has no markings on the insulation to give a clue as to its type. It looked as if it was untwisted. One response suggested I check again ...

Greetings Sun Managers,My original message asked for experiences with existing twisted-pair (TP) wiring of unknown quality in Ethernet networks.Our wiring has no markings on the insulation to give a clue as to its type. It looked as if it was untwisted. One response suggested I check again ...

I wrote:$ I put an sbus-based serial/parallel controller on a sparc10. It has a$ cable that goes to a rectangular pancake that has eight serial ports$ and a paralell port. I'm running gettys on five of the serial ports.$ People log in and get other people's shell sessions. This is a ...

Many thanks for all the input regarding batch scheduling applications/software.While my primary interest was in batch scheduling, many of the responses provided information on load balancing which will be very helpful in the future.My original question was:> I'm trying to locate vendors who ...

Oops! OK, OK. Sorry to have wasted everyone's time! Ishould have checked the FAQ first. My original post:> I am running rpc.yppasswdd from rc.local as:> > # startup the yppasswd junk for remote passwd updating> /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd /var/yp/passwd.mri -m passwd.mri> ...

This is a summary posting !--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Question: In comp.sys.sun.hardware you write:>Does anyone know of a way to determine the difference>between a sun type 4 keyboard, and the new type 5 ones.>(or even ...

Here is the original question:> It seems that any time you buy an Sbus card these days it also has an> ethernet controller on it; a sort of "gift with purchase" if you like.> Right now I have a 670 with 2 ports and a 670 with FIVE!> > It seems a shame to let these ...

In article <lgd@cursci.cursci.co.uk>, I wrote:>Is there a new version of cmdtool that handles filename completion>in csh properly? I have a sparc2, SunOS 4.1.2, OW3.0. Please>mail me -- I'll post a summary if anyone asks.Here's a summary of replies and comments I received.1) ...

I wrote...> >>>We are looking at building an automated network backup system.> >>>A couple of software vendors have suggested Exabyte's EXB-120,Thanks for the replies. Most got off the subject, but basically pointed out that there options to the EXB120 if I'm not ...

Summary of the answers from:>Being in the defense industry, we have little (if any) money to spend on>new hardware. So, I have been given the task of locating/writing a utility>to tell us who is using how much disk space, how old the files are,>what percent is over xx days old, etc. ...

I recieved two good and very diffent answers to my post of:|> We would like to capture a postscript output from a Wingz spreadsheet and put itin a file. Then move that file to our pc and print it on the pc's color printer.We are running SUNOS 4.1.3 and newprint. I tried changing the ...

>3) Use xterm with the scrollbar enabled (-sb) and set the number of> lines saved to something big (-sl abignumber). This is the 'fix'> I'm currently using; it has the added side-effect that xterm> provides a nicer vt100 than cmdtool. (Is cmdtool supposed to be> a ...

As promised, here's the summary post for my questions.>1) Since the Trident VGA video cardisn't listed among the choices at> installation time, has anyone discovered a working substitute?>2) What's the probable refresh rate for a generic S-VGA monitor working> off the Trident ...

Well, it's not really a summary, but I was *finally* able findthe fix. The real problem, which is not at all obvious frommy original message to sun-managers (appended), is thatour (fast differential SCSI) Micropolis 1924D disks were timing out on an SS10 like ...

My original question:> I'm looking for a compiled version of groff for SunOS 4.1.X. I don't want> to have to install g++ in order to compile it locally.I didn't find any FTP sites that distributed the binaries. I did howeverfind the complete GNU distribution in binary form on the SUG ...

my orginal post.GreetingsHas anyone heard of or used a mailer called PP? I am not sure if this is the right name ( i heard it in conversation). I anyone know of this package can you please mail me?Thanks for your time.younus.nabi@sun.com.ukSome of the replies I recieved are listed below. Great ...

In article <205hk5INNl3j@early-bird.think.com>, barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: > We had a meeting with Sun a few months ago and> they told us outright that they were only concerned with the "typical" use> of a system, and the occasional third user shouldn't ...

Many thanks to everyone who sent me the format.dat entry.They are:   Ron Nash nash@sdsu.edu   Brent LaVelle lavelle@bach.convex.com   Cary Bircher acb@rd01.wg2.waii.com   Mike Loewen ...

Sorry this SUMMARY is so late. Apparently this problem is very wellknown and is a FAQ.My original query follows at the bottom of this mail. The overwhelmingresponse was that the sendmail invocation in /etc/rc.local should bemoved down in the /etc/rc.local file to a point after the ...

There is something called x_cdplayer floating around, but by far the<p>best solution is called "workman". The latest version is 1.0.1 and<p>it's available for ftp from ftp.hyperion.com.<p>Tim<p>

Thanks for 5 replies. Here are my conclusions:Making /var a separate partition is not a good ideabecause it seems that sometimes /var is needed when only/ and /usr are mounted. No doubt, actually only certaindirectories in /var are needed. Does anyone know whichones, or how to find out?Using ...

My original question: how to edit several users' quota at once?Thanx to everyone who replied. Most answers were similar:        edit one person's quota (user1)        then use edquota -p user1 user2 user3 user4 ...

Thanx to all who responded with the information and a reminder to RTFM.I apologise for the vituperation - I really don't like the BSD spooler,having cut my teeth on System V, but I am noramlly more discrete. The answer is:        set the `mx' variable ...

Hello;Thanks to the list for the help. I have included the original query at the endof this message. Basically, I am trying to get different terminals to work automatically and be set up at login time. I received help from several people.The overiding feeling I get is "tset sucks!" ...