[X Servers] Server Monitor can't connect

[Dalton Hamilton]

I can't remember all t he problems I had getting various things to work 
on my Xserves but I do remember there needed to be a user in the local 
netinfo domain and it the password cold NOT be set to "password 
server."  I know this is vague but try creating a user in the local 
netinfo domain and do not set the password to password server.

Good luck
Dalton Hamilton


On Mar 28, 2004, at 11:49 AM, James Bucanek wrote:

> I'm having the darnest time with Server Monitor (OS X Server 10.3.3 + 
> XServe G5).
>
> I just unpacked a new G5 XServe yesterday (whoo hoo!) and set it up at 
> home.  I'll eventually be transferring to a Co-location facility, but 
> I just plugged it into the LAN so I can spend some time getting it set 
> up over the next couple of weeks.
>
> Everything seems to be working just fine, except that the Server 
> Monitor application won't work.  I either get the status "Waiting for 
> response" or "User name or password is incorrect" (they're not).
>
> The log just reports "Failed to contact server" over and over again.  
> This happens regardless of how I address the server (IP address, 
> Rendezvous name, "localhost", or "127.0.0.1").  And it has the same 
> problem from another workstation on the network or run locally on the 
> XServe itself.
>
> I've scoured Apple's support pages, and there is only one technote 
> about Server Monitor not connecting where reverse DNS lookup isn't 
> available (I'm not running any DNS at the house).  The note says this 
> can be fixed by changing the X Server's HOSTNAME to 'localhost' in 
> /etc/hostconfig, then addressing the server by it's IP address.  I did 
> both of these, and it doesn't make any difference.  I even reinstalled 
> the Server OS from the CDs.  No difference.
>
> That would be a non-issue if I could be assured that it will work when 
> DNS is available.  When it gets installed at the CoLo, it will have a 
> proper domain name, reverse lookup, and all that.  I'm running 
> Timbuktu for my remote administration, do I don't (technically) *need* 
> Server Monitor to get things working.  But I'm worried since I can't 
> make it work even with the changes I made in the technote.  And I will 
> definitely want Server Monitor working once it's install remotely.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem?  Can I expect the problem to go away 
> once it has a proper domain name?  And is there something I can do 
> about it while it's installed locally?
>
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