Solaris 10 Jumpstart stopped working

From: Tom Crummey (tom@ee.ucl.ac.uk)
Date: Sat Jan 21 2006 - 16:45:22 EST


Hello,

Last year I set up a jumpstart server to install both Sparc and x86
systems with Solaris 10. I got it all working and installed 12 Sparc
systems and one v20z using the same sysidcfg file (reproduced below).

Now, my jumpstart doesn't work. It fails with the error message:

The name service information is incorrect. Please go back and enter the
correct information.

I've trussed the install process and looked at the logs and see that
ldapclient is exiting with 1, meaning it failed. However, I don't know
why. If I run the ldapclient from the command line on the installing
system, it works, so the iformation being used is correct (it hasn't
changed from last year anyway).

I've even started from scratch with a new install image (Solaris 10 0305),
but it still refuses to install. Even if I plug the values myself into the
install dialog boxes, it doesn't work.

If anyone could suggest a way to debug ldapclient or has had their
jumpstart install suddenly stop working, or can see anything obvious wrong
with the sysidcfg file below, please email me.

Thanks,

Tom.

sysidcfg file:

network_interface=primary {netmask=255.255.0.0 protocol_ipv6=no
default_route=128.40.42.245 }
name_service=LDAP { domain_name=ee.ucl.ac.uk profile=default
profile_server=128.40.40.2
proxy_dn="cn=proxyagent,ou=profile,dc=ee,dc=ucl,dc=ac,dc=uk"
proxy_password="Password1" }
security_policy=none
system_locale=C
timezone=GB-Eire
timeserver=128.40.38.2
root_password="123456780123"

Tom.

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