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3.0 SimpleNetworkStarter

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From: Gary Ritchie
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 04:35
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I've upgraded a machine to 3.0, then decided that I wanted to make it a  
netinfo server (it was previously standalone, but connected to the net).

I disconnected the network, rebooted, then ran SimpleNetworkStarter.   
Clicked on the "become a netinfo server" (or whatever it says), then  
clicked continue.

Things seem OK until after the point where it prompts for the password for  
adding new machines.  After that the program instantly dies (no panels  
requesting that the machine be reconnected to the network, as the online  
manual suggests).

Are these panels supposed to appear, or is the documentation already out  
of date?

After this, I haven't been able to get the machine past the "Unable to  
find parent netinfo server..." bottleneck, despite rebooting 15 or 20  
times.  There is also no sign of the root domain in /etc/netinfo having  
been created.

I was able to make the machine back into a standalone using  
SimpleNetworkStarter...

Anyone have any ideas what's going on?

Gary Ritchie
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From: gary@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca (Gary Ritchie)
Subject: 3.0 SimpleNetworkStarter
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Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 04:35:54 GMT
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