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Re: [Networker] W2K Client Problems savepnpc tmp file exists

2003-01-21 05:13:47
Subject: Re: [Networker] W2K Client Problems savepnpc tmp file exists
From: Andre Beck <networker AT IBH DOT DE>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:03:42 +0100
A bit late, but:

On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 08:46:11AM -0500, Robert Maiello wrote:
> On Unix 6.1.2  server and client savepnpnc will ALWAYS produce the
> output you have here.   Pre and Post processing run fine however.

Not exactly. The difference beeing here is that with 6.2, the failing
of subsequent savesets but the first of a savepnpc group - this means
the "failure" of preclntsave to write the (existing) tmp file is inter-
preted as fatal and savesets are *not* saved.

> Legato told me this not a bug in 6.1.2 but a feature and that it is
> working as designed ??  (No fix or workaround will be provided).

The somewhat superfluous messages will probably not get fixed, as it is
hard to differ whether they are actually superfluous or it would be better
to warn the admin - on saveset level, where the preclntsave runs, this
is not really easy to decide.

The error, however, is that the saveset will fail:


> >* sec-ws-03:C:\ 1 retry attempted
> >* sec-ws-03:C:\ preclntsave: The tmp file exists. Another savepnpc may be
> running.

This is normal.

> >* sec-ws-03:C:\  Preclntsave exiting......!

But this is not.

I've opened a case on that problem and got a fixed version instantly the
next day. It is a modified preclntsave.exe which, when replaced for the
original on the savepnpc client, lets savepnpc work as expected. You
can find it (for NT/2k/XP, but with 6.2 that's the only relevant platform
anyway) at ftp://ftp.legato.com/outgoing/3041931/ (or you may use the
case number when refering to your own problem. I was told 6.2.1 will have
the fix, too.

HTH,
Andre.
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