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Help fix a screw-up

#2016
From: Bill Lee
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:00
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I need some help fixing something I screwed up a while back.

While trying to get everything set up for a news feed, I inadvertently
changed the Netinfo database to expect a parent for my machine. My
system is a stand-alone color slab.

The only symptom which is obvious is a message during the boot process
which halts the boot until responded to:

	The following network error has occurred:

	Cannot find parent Netinfo server, still looking...
	Press 'c' to continue boot without parent server

	See your system administrator if you need help.

I have read through the sysadmin manual (again) and found where this
message was discussed. Essentially it says that the parent server is having
problems and wait for it to get fixed. Nowhere have I found a discussion
telling me how to say "I don't need no steenking server!"

I did read the part about how to start all over from scratch re-building
the Netinfo database. Is that the solution? The only solution?

Thanks for any suggestions,

Bill Lee
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Message-ID: <1992Dec25.220002.1765@leeweyr.sccsi.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!lobster!nuchat!leeweyr!bill

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From: bill@leeweyr.sccsi.com (Bill Lee)
Subject: Help fix a screw-up
Message-ID: <1992Dec25.220002.1765@leeweyr.sccsi.com>
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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:00:02 GMT
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