Filter
Top Products
8.4.5 Client Not in RIS Database
If a message appears on the client’s console while you are performing a RIS
installation that states that the client is not in the RIS database, look at
the following on the server:
• As shown in Section 8.5, look at the
/var/adm/ris/clients/risdb
file to see if the client’s name is entered correctly. If it is not, use the
ris
utility to add or modify the client’s registration.
_____________________ Note _____________________
Do not edit the risdb file directly; use the ris utility to add
clients or modify client registration.
• If the /var/adm/ris/clients/risdb file contains the correct client
name, you must determine the client’s name as recognized by the name
servers (for example, BIND or NIS). If no name servers are in use, check
the /etc/hosts file and the /var/adm/ris/clients/risdb file.
– The /etc/hosts file contains the client name recognized by the
server.
– The /var/adm/ris/clients/risdb file contains the client name
recognized by RIS.
The two names must match. If you are using BIND or NIS name servers,
use the nslookup command to find the name by which the client is
known to the server.
Compare the /etc/hosts file and the /var/adm/ris/clients/risdb
files. If one uses short name and one uses the fully qualified domain
name, edit the /etc/hosts file to include both the short name and the
fully qualified domain name. This may solve the problem.
If the /etc/hosts file uses the short name and the
/var/adm/ris/clients/risdb file uses the fully qualified domain
name, you may have a network configuration error. Review the
procedures used to configure your network and name servers and correct
them before continuing RIS installations.
Troubleshooting RIS 8–5