Signature File
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Hello everyone,
I have a basic question for networking and I actually at one point knew the
answer. Can someone please assist with this message and tell what it means?
Thanx.
""Signature files for machine ID=2 already on the network. Overwrite w/ new
signature file? WARNING……."
<<""Signature files for machine ID=2 already on the network. Overwrite w/ new
signature file? WARNING…….">>
This means that in the network directory where the MCS and other control files
are stored, there is already a file with that machines ID number listed as
running. There are two possibilities why this would happen.
1. There is a second machine on the network, currently placed in slave mode
and active, that has the same ID number as the one you are starting. IF this is
the case, you must change one ID number, every machine ID must be Unique.
2. The last time you exited slave mode, it did not clean up after itself
properly (a crashed system will do this) and did not remove the file that says
the machine is logged into slave mode. If you are sure there is no other
machine with the same ID number on the network running, then go ahead and
overwrite with a new signature file. This will clean up the directory and put
tha machine in slave mode properly.
-Brian
>>This means that in the network directory where the MCS and other control
files are stored, there is already a file with that machines ID number listed
as running. There are two possibilities why this would happen.
1. There is a second machine on the network, currently placed in slave mode
and active, that has the same ID number as the one you are starting. IF this is
the case, you must change one ID number, every machine ID must be Unique.
2. The last time you exited slave mode, it did not clean up after itself
properly (a crashed system will do this) and did not remove the file that says
the machine is logged into slave mode. If you are sure there is no other
machine with the same ID number on the network running, then go ahead and
overwrite with a new signature file. This will clean up the directory and put
tha machine in slave mode properly.
-Brian <<
Brian:
Thank you for the in-depth explanation of it. I totally understand now and the
problem is fixed. As you mentioned the machine did not clean it up. I did not
crash or powered down the PC. I did not do anything STUPID. However all is
well and I am still learning since R1. It is amazing. Thank you again.