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

2003-01-21 09:21:40
Subject: Re: [Networker] W2K Client Problems savepnpc tmp file exists
From: Robert Maiello <robert.maiello AT MEDEC DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:21:47 -0500
Andre,

Thanks... for unix I don't think there was any fixed savepnpc; I think
we need to upgrade to 6.1.3...then again, the error message may still
be there ..ie. "Working as designed".


Robert Maiello
Thomson Healthcare

On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:03:42 +0100, Andre Beck <networker AT IBH DOT DE> wrote:

>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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