🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: vmsnet.sysmgt
Article #86

Error accessing SYSUAF file

#86
From: dsroberts
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:58
34 lines
1803 bytes
We decided to radically change our approach to system startup for our cluster. 
It takes a very long time and the way we were doing it is very confusing.  So
we designed a table driven startup, and tried it Sunday.  Everything seemed to
work okay, except for one glitch.  Login attempts get the error:

"Error accessing system authorization file"
"Error in device name or inappropriate device type for operation"

Okay, sez I, the logical SYSUAF isn't defined properly.  So, $ SHOW LOGICAL
/FULL SYSUAF:

"SYSUAF" = "BII$SYSTEM:SYSUAF.DAT"

Hmm. exactly the same as the old startup.  How about BII$SYSTEM?

"BII$SYSTEM" = "$1$DUA1:[BII.SYS]"

Also the same.  Well, does the file exist?

$ directory sysuaf
Directory $1$DUA1:[BII.SYS]
SYSUAF.DAT;3        
Total of 1 file.

Yep, the file exists.  It is indeed the same sysuaf used on all nodes in the
cluster.  I ran out of test time, so back to the old startup, and that works
fine.  Anyone got any ideas what could cause this problem?
-- 
   Don Roberts                   Internet:  dsroberts@beckman.com
   Beckman Instruments, Inc.     Phone:     714/961-3029
   2500 Harbor Bl. Mailstop X-12 FAX:       714/961-3351
   Fullerton, CA  92634          Disclaimer:  Blame me, not Beckman.
   This was probably the most disastrous election result for the American
   people since James Buchanon became president.  Heaven help us.
Technical Details
Message-ID: <1992Nov16.115823.1041@beckman.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wupost!usc!news.service.uci.edu!beckman.com!dsroberts

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wupost!usc!news.service.uci.edu!beckman.com!dsroberts
From: dsroberts@beckman.com
Newsgroups: vmsnet.sysmgt,comp.os.vms
Subject: Error accessing SYSUAF file
Message-ID: <1992Nov16.115823.1041@beckman.com>
Date: 16 Nov 92 11:58:23 PDT
Organization: Beckman Instruments
Lines: 34