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Another quick question..

Kevin_107 — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:06:35 GMT

While trying to install the new patch bundle. I am getting errors stating "I dont have enough Privelege to run swinstall..usr swacl command." and when I use the swacl command I get failed rpc error". My system is not contacted to the network yet. is this the problem if so. how can I install the new patch bundle ?!?!

Re: Another quick question..

John Palmer — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:10:13 GMT

Hi Kevin,

Yes this is the problem, swinstall makes network connections to itself. Can you make a temporary network connection?

Regards,
John

Re: Another quick question..

Clemens van Everdingen — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:14:51 GMT

Hi,

Has been in the forum quite recently !
Look at the cool answers.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/0,,0x990d543254bfd611abdb0090277a778c,00.html

C.

Re: Another quick question..

harry d brown jr — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:28:51 GMT

Kevin,

Is it impossible to connect to a network at this time and try again?

live free or die
harry

Re: Another quick question..

Kevin_107 — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:30:06 GMT

Yeah it is impossible still got to patch the machine in and get an IP address allocated for it.

Re: Another quick question..

harry d brown jr — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:37:25 GMT

Really all you would need is a small hub, just to make it think it's on a network.

live free or die
harry

Re: Another quick question..

John Palmer — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 12:39:26 GMT

Have you got a spare hub/switch you can use? Or if the server's got more than one network card, you could connect it to itself with a crossover cable, temporarily configure both cards and away you go.

Re: Another quick question..

Kevin_107 — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:29:36 GMT

Cheers chaps..I'll try that now..thanks again

Re: Another quick question..

Marton Ferenc — Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:49:26 GMT

Make loopback device with local ip address (127.0.0.1) and write it to /etc/hosts file with your hostname. Try swinstall again...