Thanks. It turned out to be two systems with the same
IP address in my /etc/hosts file.

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Kilpatrick, Mark wrote:

>Maybe you could go to the nsr/indexes folder and delete the client index
>for the client name in question. Then try and add the client again.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stan Horwitz [mailto:stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU]
>Sent: 13 January 2005 16:50
>To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
>Subject: [Networker] Problem adding a client
>
>The NetWorker server is v. 7.1.2 under Solaris 9. I just entered a new
>client resource under an incorrect hostname and /etc/hosts entry for a
>Windows 2003 system. I deleted that client resource and than I corrected
>the /etc/hosts entry, but no matter what I do, the nwadmin GUI will not
>allow me to enter the correct name for this new client resource. The
>nwadmin GUI keeps telling me to enter the client-id for the incorrect
>client. When I do that, nwadmin complains again, but it displays a
>different client-id. I don't need to rename this client, I just want it
>to
>exist. Clicking the apply button again does nothing except elicit
>another
>complaint.
>
>How can I fix this problem?
>
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