[comp.sys.next] Help Needed with NetInfo

woo@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Alex Woo RAC) (02/09/90)

Yet another NetInfo problem.

While changing printing information with the NetInfoManager,
my NeXT was powered down.  The result is that it will no longer
boot correctly.  When booted in single-user mode, it appears
that the NetInfo Demon is not running.  What gives?  Any help
would be greatly appreciated.

Alex Woo
415 604-6010


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joeba@lll-lcc.UUCP (Joe Barello) (02/14/90)

In response to your question -
Look in the file /etc/rc.local for "portmap" and "nibind" to see how the machine
starts these guys.
Then start them from the shell prompt, yourself.
% portmap
% nibind

Then use the netinfo utilities: nidump and niload to view/modify your
netinfo printing information.


> While changing printing information with the NetInfoManager,
> my NeXT was powered down.  The result is that it will no longer
> boot correctly.  When booted in single-user mode, it appears
> that the NetInfo Demon is not running.  What gives?  Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
Joe Barello
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory