ITEM: J0472L
Verify Configuring NetLS, also "could not add vendor" message
Question:
How do I get NetLS configured? When I try to add a product password I get
the message "could not add vendor", what does it mean?
Response:
Response:
Response:
Confirmed status of problem:
Customer has a demo CDROM and demo password. Customer does
not know the procedure for entering the password.
Confirmed network status:
'host \' = ok
'host \' = ok
'ping \' = ok
'ping \' = ok
Attempted to enter the password following the instructions from
/usr/lpp/xlC/README.xlC
Command:
ls_admin -a -v "IBM Software Solutions Toronto" \\
5da54a553b4c.02.09.15.31.05.00.00.00 p9gb3ycs6ydpw
Result:
Server not found
Checked daemon status:
'ps -ef |grep netlsd' = not found
Stopped and restarted the netls daemons:
'stopsrc -s llbd' = ok
'startsrc -s glbd' = ok
'stopsrc -s netlsd' = ok
'startsrc -s llbd' = ok
'startsrc -s glbd' = ok
'startscr -s netlsd' = ok BUT 'ps -ef |grep netlsd' = not found
Ran the following commands to re configure netlsd:
/usr/lib/netls/conf/netls_config
/usr/lib/netls/conf/netls_first_time
Result:
llbd = started
glbd = started
netlsd = started
Configure to add tokens:
Command:
/usr/lib/netls/bin/ls_admin
Result:
Connected to server
Motif version of ls_admin started
Commands:
Select 'vendor'
Select 'add vendor'
Enter vendor name "IBM Software Solutions Toronto"
Enter vendor ID "5da54a553b4c.02.09.15.31.05.00.00.00"
Enter vendor password "xxxxxxxx"
Select 'done'
Select 'vendor'
Add a product "C Set ++ for AIX"
Product version "2.1.0"
License password "\