ERROR: Failed to initialize client directory

[dictum9]

This is a follow up to the previous thread "Ignite error". (I am unable to reply to it)
I reinstalled Ignite, the latest version C6.8.152 and when I try to add a client for recovery, I get the following. What could this be?


ERROR: mkdir: cannot access /var/opt/ignite/client.mnt: Permission denied
* not found
ln: no permission for /var/opt/ignite/client.mnt/explgto1
ERROR: Failed to install symbolic link to
/var/opt/ignite/client.mnt/explgto1
ERROR: Failed to initialize client directory in
/var/opt/ignite/client.mnt

[Peter Godron · Accepted solution]

Hi,
I assume you are referring to your earlier thread:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1007531

Not updated since Mar '06 ?
Have you checked the permissions etc on
/var/opt/ignite/client ?

[Peter Godron]

Have also found:
http://www5.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000079996282
"RESOLUTION
On the server,

1. Verify that there is enough disk space in /var/opt/ignite/clients

2. Permissions of /var/opt/ignite/client and all directories and subdirectories
should be 755, bin:bin. make_net_recovery should complain if they are not set
to bin:bin and will tell you to chmod them. After changing the permissions,
you must re-export /var/opt/ignite/clients (step 3 below):

3. verify/edit /etc/exports to include:

"/var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2"

if you have to add the above entry, type `exportfs -ua`

then type `exportfs -a`
then verify with `exportfs -v`"


If the permissions and exportfs are in order the problem could be that
adding a client into the Ignite-UX GUI/TUI will fail if it's added with a fully
qualified domain name. If this is the case, please use the short hostname of the
client. If the host is in a different domain configure an entry in /etc/hosts
for the client (with a short name) and ensure that /etc/nsswitch.conf is
configured to look at files for hosts.

Note: Ignite-UX is linked against libc.1 please ensure you read the man page
switch(4) and the section it has on the behavior of applications using libc.1
before configuring (if needed) /etc/nsswitch.

Also, the newest Ignite SW can be downloaded from
<>
"

[Fabian Briseño]

Check permission of directory

or if your trying to install a client try
exporting in the server the client directory

[dictum9]

Thank you. It's working now.

chown -R bin:bin /var/opt/ignite

was the solution. Picky picky picky!

I had it running before, installed this new version and something broken between then and now, somehow it reset the permissions.

[Mel Burslan]

if you or anyone else upgraded ignite recently or if there was a system wide patching, you can thank to that for the changed directory permissions.