Error: TCP/IP 5.1-15 for OpenVMS VAX 7.3 Vaxstation 4000/60

[Luiz Emediato]

I am running OpenVMS VAX 7.3 on a Vaxstation 4000/60 running TCP/IP 5.1-15 services and SAMBA 2.2.8.

I have created a TCP/IP service SMBD for SAMBA as follows:

$ set noon
$ define/user sys$output nla0:
$ define/user sys$error nla0:
$ tcpip disable service smbd
$ tcpip set service smbd -
/protocol=TCP -
/port=139 -
/flag=listen -
/user=SYSTEM -
/process=SMBD -
/file=SAMBA_ROOT:[BIN]SMBD_STARTUP.COM -
/log=(FILE:SAMBA_ROOT:[VAR]SMBD_STARTUP.LOG,ALL) -
/limit=100
$ tcpip set config enable service smbd
$ tcpip enable service smbd

The command:

$ tcpip set configuration enable service smbd

would set the flag ENABLED to the SMBD service permanently. But it does not work. I got an error, that is, TCPIP seemingly wont let me save the configuration. I decided to apply the TCPIP ECO patch:

DEC-VAXVMS-TCPIP_ECO-V0501-155-4.PCSI

Installing the patch was a piece of cake, but the problem remains with a new error message:

TCPIP> set config enable service smbd
%TCPIP-E-CONFIGERROR, error processing configuration request
-RMS-F-DUP, duplicate key detected (DUP not set)

If I do:

tcpip> set config enable NOservice smbd

followed by:

tcpip> set config enable service smbd

no error is displayed but flag remains DISABLED.

If I enable the flag with :

$ tcpip enable service smbd

service flag will switch to DISABLED after
a reboot.

Does anyone happen to know the correction for this problem ?
Is there a special ECO patch in order to fix this in TCPIP services ?

TIA,
Luiz Regis

[Volker Halle]

Luiz,

welcome to the OpenVMS ITRC forum.

There is a TCPIP V5.1 ECO 5 available from ITRC ( VAX_TCPIP_ECO-V0501-155 ). You will need to download the ECO to look at the description of the fixes.

Volker.

[Luiz Emediato]

Hi,

ECO kit 5 is exactly what I applied.

ECO kit 5 has -4 at the version end,
that is, V 5-4.

See for yourself:

--------------
ECO Cover Letter for Compaq TCP/IP Services for Open VMS VAX V5.1
DEC-VAXVMS-TCPIP_ECO-V0501-155-4

ECO NUMBER: TCPIPVAX_E05V51
-----------
KIT NAME: DEC-VAXVMS-TCPIP_ECO-V0501-155-4
---------
OLD PRODUCT: Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX 5.1
------------
NEW PRODUCT: Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX 5.1 ECO 5
------------
APPRX BLCK SIZE: 46688
----------------

Cover Letter for Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX
DEC-VAXVMS-TCPIP_ECO-V0501-155-4

TCPIP V5.1 ECO 5 VAX Kit Description
------------------

So, it is not fixing the problem.
Any idea ?

[Volker Halle]

Luiz,

sorry. I overlooked that you said you've already installed that ECO. If describing a TCPIP version, one would normally provide the output of UCX SHOW VERSION, which would have been TCPIP V5.1 ECO 5 - and would have made things clearer. In the PCSI kits, the 2nd '5' in '...-155-4...' would specify the ECO 5 level, but that's less obvious.

TCPIP V5.1 ECO 5 is the most recent available ECO for this version of TCPIP. This version is most likely out-of-support.

You could also try to run TCPIP V5.3 on OpenVMS VAX V7.3, there is ECO 2 available for that version.

The CIFS (SAMBA E3.0.10) startup procedure includes a TCPIP ENALE SERVICE SMBD command, maybe just add this command to your SAMBA startup procedure. TCPIP SHOW CONF ENABLE SERVICE also do not list SMBD on our OpenVMS I64 V8.2 system running TCPIP V5.5.

What problem are you trying to solve ?

Volker.

[Luiz Emediato]

Hi Volker,

Ok,

$ ucx show version

Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX Version V5.1 - ECO 5
on a VAXstation 4000-60 running OpenVMS V7.3

Yup, the command "tcpip enable service smbd" is commented out in SAMBA_STARTUP.COM which is executed inside the SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM.
If I remove the comment sign it works fine as a work around. However the problem with TCP/IP remains, that is, why didn't
the ECO patch resolve the problem with
"set config enable service smbd"
"set config enable service swat"
in SAMBA_TCPIP_SETUP.com (run only once during the installation) ?

If there is no longer support to version 5.1,
ok I can stick with the "tcpip enable service smbd" command. But where do I find HP TCPIP version 5.3 ? I have HP Software Layered Products for OpenVMS 7.3-2 Alpha. I have also the OpenVMS VAX 7.3 kit and the latest Hobbyist kit as well. I have to look around my cds. Does HP happen to have TCPIP v5.3 available for downloading ?

The problem that I am trying to solve is TCPIP configuration service.

Thanks and cheers,
Luiz

[Volker Halle]

Luiz,

you will find TCPIP V5.3 for OpenVMS VAX on the VAX layered product CDs starting Jun-2002 on CD #1 in the [UCX053] directory tree. If you have a current layered product update service, you may be able to download that version from the SPL (Software Product Library) home page

http://www1.sqp.com/

BTW, do you have the same problem with the SWAT service ? The fact that the SMBD service is still being manually enabled during SAMBA startup (even in CIFS), might indicate, that this mechanism still does not always work.

What does UCX SHOW CONFIG ENABLE SERVICE list on your system ?

Volker.

[Luiz Emediato]

Dear Volker,

Thanks for the information about UCX053. The HP SLP web page is overall very good. However it lacks information about how to subscribe to the layered product update service. I suppose it cannot be done online. I cannot call HP either because I am overseas. I have tried it contacting HP Intl via e-mail. Lets wait for a positive answer. By the way, I have always found quite difficult to order HP software, firstly because there is no online service for such, secondly because calling HP Brazil is painful because they do not sell OpenVMS software or related products. When I call HP Brazil they do not even know what OpenVMS is. Very frustrating. I can not find OVMS software on eBay either. So, what I usually do is to wait for an offer on eBay.de, Germany, my last resort, where I could found the Alpha SLP kit six months ago. I checked there but no luck, the german eBay seller is not advertising VAX SLP this time. So I am stuck here.

Answering your questions: yes, the same problem happens with SWAT tcpip service.
I have to manually start the SWAT service
after the system bootup.

$ UCX SHOW CONFIG ENABLE SERVICE

Enable service
BIND, FTP, FTP_CLIENT, LPD, NTP, SMBD, SWAT, TELNET

cheers,
Luiz

[Volker Halle]

Luiz,

when checking the SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$*_STARTUP.COM procedures, I find ENABLE SERVICE commands for all those services, so maybe this is really needed and it's not sufficient to ENABLE the service just in the configuration file.

You will find the order numbers for the VAX Layered Product CDs in the OpenVMS SPD at:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/info/SP2501/SP2501PF.PDF

A binaries-only one-time order for OpenVMS VAX Layered Products and OpenVMS VAX OS CD should be:

QA-VWJ8A-A8

Volker.