[daip] Re: question on /etc/services

Eric Greisen egreisen at nrao.edu
Mon Feb 13 14:06:00 EST 2006


Patrick Palmer writes:

If you had sent to daip you might have had an answer sooner.  I was on
vacation.

 > I am getting ready to install 06DEC31 aips, and I remebered a minor
 > problem that I have not taken care of.  (I remember not modifying
 > /etc/sevices last January, and thinmking I would fix it later, but by
 > the time I got around to it, I forgot what to fix.)
 > 
 > I actually have only one attached tape drive.
 > 
 > my current /etc/services contains:
 > 
 > aipsmt0         5010/tcp        AIPSMT0         # AIPS remote FITS disk access
 > aipsmt1         5012/tcp        AIPSMT1         # AIPS remote tape 1
 > aipsmt2         5013/tcp        AIPSMT2         # AIPS remote tape 2
 > aipsmt3         5014/tcp        AIPSMT3         # AIPS tape
 > aipsmt4         5014/tcp        AIPSMT4
 > 
 > When I start aips now I get an error:
 > 
 > on the xterm running aips:
 > >STARTPMON: [OSKAR] Starting TPMON4 with output SUPPRESSED
 > ZVTPO3 bind (INET): Address already in use
 > 
 > and in the message server:
 > oskar.> TPMON4: Begins on 2006.02.02 14:54:31
 > oskar.> TPMON4: ZVTPRO: CHANNEL ASSIGN ERROR FOR REMOTE TAPE LUN   16
 > oskar.> TPMON4: Unable to create socket.  ZVTPRO error     6
 > oskar.> TPMON4: Purports to die of UNNATURAL CAUSE number      6
 > oskar.> TPMON4: oskar        31DEC05 TST: Cpu=       0.0  Real=       0
 > 
 > It doesn't really do any harm, but it indicates something isn't right.
 > 
 > How can I fix this?

Note an error above - the 5012 should be 5011, the 5013 should be 5012
and the first 5014 should be 5013.  You have two services with the
same number.

Eric Greisen




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