Name resolution problem at boot time 1

[jaki]

I'm running AIX 4.3.3 ML 9,
using NIS and Hosts file for name resolution, NO DNS.

At boot Time the automatic NFS mounts are not performed.
in /var/adm/ras/bootlog the following error is displayed:
****************** no stderr ***********
Configuration time: 24 seconds

Saving Base Customize Data to boot disk
Starting the sync daemon
Starting the error daemon
System initialization completed.
Starting Multi-user Initialization
Performing auto-varyon of Volume Groups
Activating all paging spaces
swapon: Paging device /dev/paging00 activated.
swapon: Paging device /dev/hd6 activated.
swapon: Paging device /dev/paging01 activated.
swapon: Paging device /dev/paging02 activated.
/dev/rhd1 (/home): ** Unmounted cleanly - Check suppressed
Performing all automatic mounts
mount: 1831-009 eugres52 not in hosts database
mount: 1831-008 giving up on:
eugres52:/common
A route to the remote host is not available.
mount: 1831-009 eugres52 not in hosts database
mount: 1831-008 giving up on:
eugres52:/usr/sap/trans
A route to the remote host is not available.
mount: 1831-009 eugres04 not in hosts database
mount: 1831-008 giving up on:
eugres04:/sapmnt/PRD
A route to the remote host is not available.
Multi-user initialization completed
return code = 0
****************** stdout ***********

in the local Hosts file there are the correct IP adresses for the required machines:

/etc/netsvc.conf contains the following:
hosts = nis, files

When the machine is up, i can mount the NFS filesystems without any problem.

Any idea how i can get the machine to mount the NFS-FS ar startup?

 

[markus38]

Jaki,

Just a guess but surely this is simply a question of timing. Are you sure the rc.tcpip & rc.nfs subsystems up and running before you try to do these mounts?

Mark

 

[jaki]

It looks like the automatic mouts are perfomed before ypbind deamon is started. Thats why i entered these hosts in the local /etc/hosts File to be able to mount them at startup.

But it still does not work

Mark

 

[jaki]

sorted it out:

I had an error in my /etc/netsvc.conf entry:

changed it from:
hosts = nis, files

to :
hosts = local, nis

after this change local Hosts is used for name resolution at boot time.

 

[markus38]

Jaki,

Try reversing the nis, hosts entry in netsvc so that it checks hosts first

Mark