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

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

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

hosts: files nis

Then see if it can find it. If not, try truss and snoop to see what is going on.