ITEM: JE6246L

mkboottape.sh[493]: test specify a parameter with this command

Question:

Env:
  AIX 4.3.1
  Sysback 4.2.1.6
  RISC F50

Problem:  
  Customer tries to create a System backup that contains support for
  their ethernet adapter.    Command:
  sysback -xf /dev/rmt0 -N ent 

  It fails with this error message:

  (You will get this error message at  4.2.1.0 - 4.2.1.5)
  mkboottape.sh[493]: test specify a parameter with this command  

  (You will get this error message at 4.2.1.6 - 4.2.1.9)
  mkboottape.sh[495]: test specify a parameter with this command

Action Taken:  
  It appears one of the proto files has a blank or bad value in it.
  /usr/lib/boot/protoext/ent.proto.ext.pci.2310020.rte 
  has a blank line at the end.

  Once that blank line was removed the problem was resolved.

  WORKAROUND:
  1.  cd /usr/sbin
  2.  cp mkboottape.sh mkboottape.sh.org
  3.  vi mkboottape.sh
      To to line  493 or 495
     
      CHANGE THIS:
      ------------
       [ -f $file ] && print .$file

      TO THIS:
      --------
      [ -f "$file" ] && print .$file

NOTE:  Adding quotes around $file

Fixed with sysback.rte 4.2.1.10



Support Line: mkboottape.sh[493]: test specify a parameter with this command ITEM: JE6246L

Dated: November 1998 Category: N/A

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