topic swlist display error in Operating System - HP-UX

swlist display error

Kenneth_61 — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:53:27 GMT

I am using UNIX v11.0. swlist display error. It is ok in the past. I had look at the /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf. I am using BIND 9.

# swlist
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "server.mydomain.com"...
ERROR: Could not contact host "server.mydomain.com". Make sure
the hostname is correct.
ERROR: More information may be found in the daemon logfile on this
target (default location is
server.mydomain.com:/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log).

# cat /var/adm/sw/swagentd.log

======= 12/14/04 22:24:07 EAT BEGIN swagentd (pid = 2010).

WARNING: An attempt to get the network host entry for
"server.mydomain.com" failed. This may result in denial of
access to users and agents at this host. Check the spelling
of this name, then your "/etc/hosts" file, or your
"/etc/resolv.conf" file and DNS resolver configuration. The
nslookup program may be helpful in isolating this problem.

======= 12/14/04 22:28:20 EAT END swagentd (pid = 2010).

ref:
# cat /etc/hosts

192.168.1.2 server
127.0.0.1 localhost loopback

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
domain mydomain.com
nameserver 192.168.1.2
nameserver 202.67.143.222
nameserver 202.67.240.10

Re: swlist display error

Kenneth_61 — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:55:26 GMT

But, I can ping server and server.mydomain.com also. So, I do not know what is wrong. :-(

# ping server
PING server: 64 byte packets
64 bytes from 192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=0. time=1. ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=1. time=0. ms
#
# ping server.mydomain.com
PING server.mydomain.com: 64 byte packets
64 bytes from 192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=0. time=1. ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=1. time=0. ms

Re: swlist display error

Bharat Katkar — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 10:18:12 GMT

Hi Kenethh,
If you are sure about the configration files (hosts,resolv.conf etc.) then try restarting the swagentd daemon. Hope fully it should work.

# /sbin/init.d/swagentd stop
# /sbin/init.d/swagentd start

If this doesn't work then check the
"# hostname"
output.
Is it showing the same server name as it is there in /etc/hosts and the one you are able to resolve. If not then use
"# set_parms hostname"
and set it right but this will reboot the server and accordingly u need to plan downtime.

Hope that helps.
Regards,

Re: swlist display error

Stf — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 05:02:51 GMT

OK,

Look if you've got a /etc/nsswitch.conf file?

If this is the case modify the hosts'line like this:

hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue] dns

Stf ;-)

Re: swlist display error

harry d brown jr — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 07:06:39 GMT

Like Bharat Katkar asked, do you have "swagentd" running?

Also, Why do you have 192.168.1.2 (server) pretending to be its own name server?

Could you post the following files?

/etc/named.conf
/etc/rndc.conf
/etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/named.data/* (all zone config files)

live free or die
harry d brown jr

Re: swlist display error

Michael Roeder — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 11:13:04 GMT

Hi,

probably, your DNS is not working properly.
The easiest way ist a local entry to nsswitch.conf:
hosts: files dns
Then add to /etc/hosts:
192.168.1.2 server.mydomain.com server

Then the server would be known as server.mydomain.com with the alias "server"

Re: swlist display error

Nguyen Anh Tien — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:06:49 GMT

I just think swagent has problem. you try to restart this agent by issues two command
# /sbin/init.d/swagentd stop
# /sbin/init.d/swagentd start
and check again.

Re: swlist display error

Kenneth_61 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 06:59:30 GMT

Wah !!! Even though it display the same server server.mydomain.com when run "#hostname" , it solves !! when I run 'set_parms hostname" . Many thanks. :-)

Re: swlist display error

Kenneth_61 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:00:34 GMT

Thanks, Bharat Katkar .

Re: swlist display error

Kenneth_61 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:05:07 GMT

At the end, I know the solution is to change:

From :
192.168.1.2 server

to:
192.168.1.2 server.mydomain.com server

in /etc/hosts

Many thanks all of you.