Error Messages for Component ID 0821

AIX Version 4.3 Messages Guide and Reference

Error Messages for Component ID 0821

0821-058 Only the root user can set network options

Possible Causes

You entered the no command without being the root user.

Procedures for Recovery

Reissue the no command as the root user.
1. Enter the su command to change to the root user.
2. Reissue the no command.

Attention: The no command does not perform range checking; therefore, it accepts all values for variables. If used incorrectly, the no command may cause your system to become inoperable.

0821-069 ping: sendto:

Possible Causes

You issued the following command from the command line:
```
ping -s Packetsize Hostname
```
where Packetsize was specified greater than 8184 bytes.
You installed a network adapter card but did not configure TCP/IP.
You reinstalled the system, but did not configure TCP/IP.

Procedures for Recovery

Specify a packet size less than 8185 bytes.
Using the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT):
1. Select the Communication and Application Services option on the menu.
2. Select TCP/IP, and complete the Minimum Configuration and Startup menu.

0821-073 You must be root to use the -f option

Possible Causes

You used the ping command without being the root user.

Procedures for Recovery

Reissue the ping command as the root user.
1. Enter the su command to change to the root user.
2. Reissue the ping command.
  Note: Be careful when using the-f flag with the ping command; it can place large loads on the network. The -f flag is incompatible with the -i Wait flag.

0821-216 Cannot delete route from CuAt

Possible Causes

You may have entered invalid information in the request.
If the route was added manually, outside of SMIT, there is no database entry.

Procedures for Recovery

Remove the route and then add it again.
1. Remove the route manually.
2. Add the route using SMIT.

0821-223 Cannot get records from CuAt, 0821-229 ifconfig command failed, 0821-510 and 0821-510 error calling entry point for

Note: These three error messages always occur simultaneously.

Possible Causes

Using the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), you tried to configure a network adapter that was not available for TCP/IP.
You specified a network adapter that was defined, but not available to the system, using the mktcpip command from the command line.
There are hardware problems with an adapter listed as available.
The root file system is full.
The Object Data Management (ODM) database is damaged.

Procedures for Recovery

Ensure that the specified adapter is listed as available. From the command line, run:
```
lsdev -C -c Adapter
```
If you added the adapter after the system initial program load (IPL):
Run the cfgmgr command to make it available to the system.
Verify that there are no problems with the hardware:
1. Using SMIT, run Hardware Diagnostics from the Problem Determination menu.
2. Ensure that the root file system is not full.
3. Run the df / command from the command line.
4. If the file system is full, remove unnecessary files from the root file system or use the SMIT Physical and Logical Storage menu to increase the size of the root file system.
Verify that the state, netaddr, and netmask attributes have valid values in the object database:
From the command line, run:
```
odmget -q "name='Adaptername'" CuAt
```

0821-231 Cannot open FileName

Possible Causes

You used the arp -f FileName command, but you cannot open the file because you do not have read permission on the file or the file does not exist.

Procedures for Recovery

Obtain read permission on the file.
Follow the procedure described in "Recovering from Read Permission Errors".
Create the file.
Using an editor, create the FileName file. Ensure you have the proper permissions on the new file.

0821-233 Permission is denied

Possible Causes

You used the arp command to change the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table entry, but you are not logged on as the root user.

Procedures for Recovery

Change to the root user and reissue the arp command.
1. Enter the whoami command to check your user ID.
2. If you are not logged on as the root user, enter the su command to change to the root user.
3. Reissue the arp command.

0821-267 The sethostname system call failed

Possible Causes

This error message is displayed when you use the hostname command to set or change the current host name of the system and you are not logged on as the root user.

Procedures for Recovery

Change to the root user and reissue the hostname command.
1. Enter the whoami command to check your user ID.
2. If you are not logged on as the root user, enter the su command to change to the root user.
3. Reissue the hostname command.