swinstall error

[SSP_1]

Hi guys ,

I am getting the following errors in swagent.lo when trying to install online JFS product on hpux11.00 / N-Class server. I have set dependecies to false, also set not to check teh fstab files. Could anyone pl help to troubleshoot the problem.

* Running install clean command /usr/lbin/sw/install_clean.
NOTE: tlinstall is searching filesystem - please be patient
ERROR: Can't read mount table
ERROR: The command "/usr/lbin/sw/install_clean" failed. Check the
above output for details about the failure.
NOTE: The Install Phase has suspended. Check the above output for
reasons.

[Pete Randall]

What output do you get if you run the "mount" command? You could probably change your swinstall options to not mount all file systems in order to get around this problem.


Pete

[Ollie R]

Looks almost as if your /etc/fstab or /etc/mnttab is missing.

Is this the case?

Ollie.

[SSP_1]

Hi Pete ,

I can see only one option in swinstall's options , that is "mount filesystems in /etc/fstab" which I have already turned off. Still it's not going through....any idea???

[Jean-Louis Phelix]

Hi,

Could be :

A - an invalid entry in /etc/fstab (inexistant mountpoint, even if unused)

B - a corrupted /etc/mnttab. Try 'rm /etc/mnttab' the 'mount' to recreate it.

Regards.

[Massimo Bianchi]

Hi,
make sure /etc/fstab is readable and that there are no commented entry.
If it is the last case, make a copy and clean of all unused stuff.

HTH,
Massimo

[K.Vijayaragavan.]

Generally this error is caused by an invalid entry in /etc/fstab.

check if there is any link file in the system to a folder that is not existing.

check the log files.