Re: [9fans] Wiki standalone CPU/Auth instructions

["John Floren" <slawmaster@gmail.com>]

On 12/21/06, Claudio Leite <leitec@bughlt.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I attempted once more to set up a CPU server from the instructions in
> the wiki and ended up with the same problem. Everything goes as planned
> until I reboot with the CPU kernel. I used glenda (which I
> double-checked was in group sys) and made sure to keep track of the keys
> I used. Yet, when I reboot (after resetting the nvram), I cannot write
> to /adm/keys.who, and thus auth/changeuser fails for any user, including
> bootes. So, I can't add anyone to the auth server, and of course cannot
> login.
>
>  I set options -AWP on my fossil and of course that worked. But the
> current instructions do not mention this (and I didn't quite get what
> was meant in the discussions from Feb. or so when this was removed from
> the wiki). Drawterm works fine at this point.
> But when I remove -AWP, it once again cannot read /adm/keys
> and /adm/keys.who, so drawterm and auth/changeuser both fail.
>
>  So--what should I do next?
>
> Thanks.
> -Claudio
>

I'd like to interject that I have experienced this multiple times myself.
As I'm in the (currently interrupted) process of setting up a CPU/auth
server, I'll probably run into it again soon; let's just hope I can
find the voodoo solution again.


John
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