Cannot find SERVER hostname in network database
Cause
A brief description: the user is on a different subnet and is running permanent licenses:
ultra1(50)% cc -o hello hello.c
License Error : Cannot find the license server (fry)
in the network database for product(Sun WorkShop Compiler C)
Cannot find SERVER hostname in network database (-14,7)
cc: acomp failed for hello.c
ultra1(51)%
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Action
First, make sure that the server is up and running. Second, make sure that the server is in the /etc/hosts file of the client system by typing: ping server name. Third, check the license daemon on teh server to see if it is running. Fourth, make sure that there is an elementary license file on the client:
cd /etc/opt/licenses
more sunpro.loc
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Fifth, in the
sunpro.loc directory are there only text license files such as
sunpro.lic,1? Sixth, on the client check:
% cd /etc
% more nsswitch.conf | grep hosts
hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
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This says that it will use the nis server to look up the IP address. If it is set first for
nis and the
/etc/hosts file has the server listed by name, change the line to
Then see if it can find it. If not, try truss and snoop to see what is going on.
