doconfig fails with "Major number 55 requested in stanza.static f or entry ase_lsm is TAKEN"

Roberto Mackun · *nix forums beginner Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 4

Hi Managers,

We have 2 x AS4100 ASE clustered v4.0F servers.

I successfully installed PatchKit 8 on the first server but I've run into a
problem after installing the PatchKit on our second server. At the doconfig
stage after dupatch had successfully installed all patches it failed with
the error: "Major number 55 requested in stanza.static for entry ase_lsm is
TAKEN".

Some steps I've taken to attempt to troubleshoot this problem but with no
success:

1. Checked that the /usr/opt/TCR160/sys/stanza.static file is exactly the
same with the other server:
# cksum /usr/opt/TCR160/sys/stanza.static [On Both Systems]
2586267542 1403 /usr/opt/TCR160/sys/stanza.static

2. Checked the existence of /dev/ase and it's major number is 55:
# ls -l /dev/ase
brw-rw-r-- 1 root system 55, 0 May 14 20:37 /dev/ase

3. Built a "base-operating system only" kernel from doconfig, and rebooted
again to single-user mode. "doconfig" still fails with the same error.

4. Tested "mv /dev/ase /dev/ase.bak". "doconfig" still fails with the same
error.

5. Tested recreating the /dev/ase and /dev/rase device files with "mknod"
but doconfig still fails with the same error.

Has anybody encountered this problem before?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Bobby

Roberto Mackun
Senior UNIX Administrator
P&O Ports Limited, Sydney
Phone: +61-2-9277-5012
Mobile: +61-434-070-350
Email: Roberto.Mackun@poports.com.au

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