string

Cannot find SERVER hostname in
network database
Cause
A brief description: the user is on a different subnet and is running permanent
licenses:
ultra1(50)% cc -o hello hello.c
License Error : Cannot find the license server (fry)
in the network database for product(Sun WorkShop Compiler C)
Cannot find SERVER hostname in network database (-14,7)
cc: acomp failed for hello.c
ultra1(51)%
Action
First, make sure that the server is up and running. Second, make sure that the server
is in the /etc/hosts file of the client system by typing: ping server name. Third,
check the license daemon on teh server to see if it is running. Fourth, make sure that
there is an elementary license file on the client:
cd /etc/opt/licenses
more sunpro.loc
Fifth, in the sunpro.loc directory are there only text license files such as
sunpro.lic,1? Sixth, on the client check:
% cd /etc
% more nsswitch.conf | grep hosts
hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
This says that it will use the nis server to look up the IP address. If it is set first for
nis and the /etc/hosts file has the server listed by name, change the line to
hosts:
files nis
Then see if it can find it. If not, try truss and snoop to see what is going on.
32 Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide ♦ October, 1998