Problems With Setting Up Network Installations
Unknown client “host_name”
Cause:
The host_name argument in the add_install_client command is not a host in the naming
service.
Solution:
Add the host host_name to the naming service and run the add_install_client
command again.
Error: <system name> does not exist in the NIS ethers map
Add it, and rerun the add_install_client command
Description:
When you run the add_install_client command, the command fails with the above error.
Cause:
The client you are adding to the install server does not exist in
the server's /etc/ethers file.
Solution:
Add the needed information to the /etc/ethers file on the install server
and run the add_install_client command again.
Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
On the client, find the ethers address.
# ifconfig -a grep ethers
ether 8:0:20:b3:39:1d
On the install server, open the /etc/ethers file in an editor. Add the address to the list.
On the client, run add_install_client again as in this example.
# ./add_install_client bluegill sun4u