Conference csc32::consolemanager

133.0. "OSF CM T1.1 how to restart?" by HERON::LAFORGUE (It works better if you plug it!) Thu Nov 18 1993 10:25

    The release notes say that reconfigure does not work, you have to
    shutdown and restart. 
    shutdown: no problem, but what is the correct way to restart.
    I didn't find any start option in the console man page.
    console -C3 has a start option in the Console manger menu, but
    it produces the error message:
    sh: sbin/console_startup: not found
    
    So I use /sbin/init.d/consoled start
    Is there something simpler?
    
    By the way is it normal that the process
    /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_editm  is not killed by console -s ?
    
    Here is a session of shutdown and restart with the results of
    ps ax | grep cons
    unidad.vbo.dec.com# ps ax | grep cons
      750 ??  I      0:00.04 /usr/bin/console_ensd
      753 ??  I      0:00.05 /usr/bin/consoled
      755 ??  I      0:00.40 consoled -child
      397 co  I  +   0:00.11 /usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
      812 p2  I      0:01.25 /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_editm
      854 p2  S      0:00.01 grep cons
    unidad.vbo.dec.com# console -s
    Do You Really want to Shutdown Console Manager? (N) :y
    Console Manager shutting down, Please Wait...
    unidad.vbo.dec.com#  ps ax | grep cons
      397 co  I  +   0:00.11 /usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
      812 p2  I      0:01.25 /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_editm
      859 p2  S      0:00.00 grep cons
    unidad.vbo.dec.com# console -C3
    Please wait, starting process in background ...
    unidad.vbo.dec.com# C3 Message log file: /cm_c3_root_output.log
    Console Manager - Cannot get shared memory pointer
    sh: sbin/console_startup: not found
    ps ax | grep cons
      397 co  I  +   0:00.11 /usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
      812 p2  I      0:01.26 /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_editm
      870 p2  S      0:00.61 /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_c3
      871 p2  I      0:00.92 /var/opt/console/actions/console_eventlist
    whim64 0 0 
      875 p2  S      0:00.01 grep cons
    -- after exiting console -C3 --- :
    unidad.vbo.dec.com# ps ax | grep cons
      397 co  I  +   0:00.11 /usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
      812 p2  S      0:01.27 /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_editm
      877 p2  S      0:00.01 grep cons
    unidad.vbo.dec.com# /sbin/init.d/consoled start
    POLYCENTER Console Manager starting.
    Starting the ENS Daemon
    Starting the Console Controller Daemon
    unidad.vbo.dec.com# ps ax|grep cons
      397 co  I  +   0:00.11 /usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
      812 p2  I      0:01.27 /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_editm
      884 p2  S      0:00.04 /usr/bin/console_ensd
      887 p2  S      0:00.04 /usr/bin/consoled
      889 p2  S      0:00.06 consoled -child
      903 p2  S      0:00.01 grep cons
    

>    The release notes say that reconfigure does not work, you have to
>    shutdown and restart. 
>    shutdown: no problem, but what is the correct way to restart.
    
    The correct command is 'console_startup'. Either it wasn't installed
    properly or PATH is not looking in the proper directory. Try using the
    find command to locate it and verify that it wasn't installed. Also the 
    C3 command may not be specifying the correct path as well.
    
>    I didn't find any start option in the console man page.
    
    Looks like we need to point this out to the documentation writer.
    Karen are you there?
    
>    console -C3 has a start option in the Console manger menu, but
>    it produces the error message:
>    sh: sbin/console_startup: not found
    
    As I stated, the path could be in err in the C3 command.
    
>    By the way is it normal that the process
>    /usr/opt/DCR110/bin/OSF/console_editm  is not killed by console -s ?
    
    Yes, absolutly. It would be rather rude to interupt someone who is
    using the the editor.    
    
Hope this helps and thanks for your feedback.
    
    Dave    

    

    Hi,
    
    I'll update the man page shortly.
    
    Thanks for pointing it out!
    
    Regards,
    
    Karen

Dave,
     the sh: error is bacause you have missed a leadfing / off your command.

should read /sbin/console_startup.

I though you had fixed that one, cos we saw it before. Ah well we will get it
this tinme.

Cheers SImon.......

>Dave,
>     the sh: error is bacause you have missed a leadfing / off your command.

>should read /sbin/console_startup.

>I though you had fixed that one, cos we saw it before. Ah well we will get it
>this tinme.

>Cheers SImon.......

I reported it on 5 november in note 111.

Marc.

    Ah, got it now. 
    
    Dave

    Re: .2
    
    Done!
    
    Regards,
    
    Karen