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Question asked by aolivar on Sep 10, 2008
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Hello,

Does any of you have used a Linux Server as a file server for the 3070 applications? Do you know ir there are compatibility issues with Bt-basic?

I configured a Linux server with SUSE 10.3 and enabled the NIS daemons. I also configured the HP-UX controller with NIS. There is a good communication and I can authenticate the users added in the Unix controller on the Linux server. Each user in the controller belongs to the hp3070 group and also to a special group created to have access permits.

When I log on with one of this users, it correctly authenticates in the Linux server, when I open a bt-basic window and move to the Linux server path it works fine, but when i start working with a file, for example a testplan, the bt-basic window losses the path and when I put a "pwd" command it shows me that is on "/".

Any thoughts?

Thanks a lot,

Alejandro Olivar
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alfred_poelderl Sep 30, 2008 8:36 AM

I don't know if NIS will work but why you are not using NFS to access the server file systems?

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daICThack Oct 31, 2008 1:16 AM

I had the same problem trying to use linux... Ended up using Solaris 10... It also uses a similar Common Desktop Environment (CDE) to that of HP-UX...

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Arnold Dec 19, 2008 12:46 PM

I setup a SUSE 10.2 NFS server for my 3070's. The trick is to mount the 3070's using version 2 of the NFS protocol. My entry in the 3070's /etc/fstab - hpsrvr:/test/hp_boards /boards nfs rw,vers=2,suid 0 0

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alexeena Apr 9, 2009 11:56 PM

What is the easiest Linux version to install and use for a newbie? I have never installed nor used Linux before. I heard it's better than Windows and i have a spare old laptop which is broken now. Now i thought about installing Linux on it. But since i never used Linux before, i need a version which is easy to install and use for a newb like me. And i have also a few questions about it: Can i still play Java games such as RuneScape? Can i still browse the web like on Windows?

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dgun Apr 10, 2009 8:28 AM

The easiest way is to use Knoppix. The laptop will need to be able to boot from CD. Knoppix should be able to handle the rest.

I don't think you will get much more help from this forum, since it is about the use of linux with an industrial test system, not advice for linux newbies. Good luck.

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daICThack Feb 15, 2010 11:14 AM

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I setup a SUSE 10.2 NFS server for my 3070's. The trick is to mount the 3070's using version 2 of the NFS protocol. My entry in the 3070's /etc/fstab - hpsrvr:/test/hp_boards /boards nfs rw,vers=2,suid 0 0
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I tried the vers=2 and I still had the same problem as the original post when in Basic. But I found a good wiki link that went into a lot detail about interfacing Linux with other Unix like OS's (see link below). I was using Red Hat Enterpise and to get it to work with BT-Basic I had to use the insecure_locks option and the allow ports above 1024 to connect option as well on the Linux server.

wiki link:
http://wiki.linux-nfs.org/wiki/index.php/NFS_Howto_Interop

Best of luck,
daICThack

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alfred_poelderl Sep 30, 2008 8:36 AM
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I don't know if NIS will work but why you are not using NFS to access the server file systems?
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daICThack Oct 31, 2008 1:16 AM
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I had the same problem trying to use linux... Ended up using Solaris 10... It also uses a similar Common Desktop Environment (CDE) to that of HP-UX...

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Arnold Dec 19, 2008 12:46 PM
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I setup a SUSE 10.2 NFS server for my 3070's. The trick is to mount the 3070's using version 2 of the NFS protocol. My entry in the 3070's /etc/fstab - hpsrvr:/test/hp_boards /boards nfs rw,vers=2,suid 0 0
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alexeena Apr 9, 2009 11:56 PM
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What is the easiest Linux version to install and use for a newbie? I have never installed nor used Linux before. I heard it's better than Windows and i have a spare old laptop which is broken now. Now i thought about installing Linux on it. But since i never used Linux before, i need a version which is easy to install and use for a newb like me. And i have also a few questions about it: Can i still play Java games such as RuneScape? Can i still browse the web like on Windows?
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dgun Apr 10, 2009 8:28 AM
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The easiest way is to use Knoppix. The laptop will need to be able to boot from CD. Knoppix should be able to handle the rest.

I don't think you will get much more help from this forum, since it is about the use of linux with an industrial test system, not advice for linux newbies. Good luck.
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daICThack Feb 15, 2010 11:14 AM
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I setup a SUSE 10.2 NFS server for my 3070's. The trick is to mount the 3070's using version 2 of the NFS protocol. My entry in the 3070's /etc/fstab - hpsrvr:/test/hp_boards /boards nfs rw,vers=2,suid 0 0
"

I tried the vers=2 and I still had the same problem as the original post when in Basic. But I found a good wiki link that went into a lot detail about interfacing Linux with other Unix like OS's (see link below). I was using Red Hat Enterpise and to get it to work with BT-Basic I had to use the insecure_locks option and the allow ports above 1024 to connect option as well on the Linux server.

wiki link:
http://wiki.linux-nfs.org/wiki/index.php/NFS_Howto_Interop

Best of luck,
daICThack
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