Fwd: Re: AG 2 troubles

[Robert Olson]

Can tom or eric maybe talk to Josh?

>Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 09:16:06 -0400
>From: Josh Stillerman <jas at psfc.mit.edu>
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>Bob --
>  I got more of it working but can not seem to make the sound work, video 
> seems OK though.  There are a bunch of errors when I run the node setup 
> script.  I could use some help with the node vs user configuration.  I 
> would like to know how to start the 'services' with appropriate 
> authentication and privileges at boot time, and come up with a scenario 
> that real users could use when they want to use the AG functionality.  I 
> am not sure which of the scripts in /usr/bin to start, how to get them 
> not to prompt for a pass phrase, etc.  This system is being set up as a 
> prototype so that any of our unix workstations can participate in AG2 
> meetings.  Thanks again in advance for your help.
>Maybe a telephone conversation would be the quickest way to resolve these 
>issues.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-- josh
>
>Robert Olson wrote:
>
>>I think this is a known bug; try creatting /tmp/local_services by hand 
>>and trying again.
>>
>>--bob
>>
>>At 04:19 PM 9/15/2003 -0400, Josh Stillerman wrote:
>>
>>>Robert Olson wrote:
>>>
>>>>At 03:21 PM 9/15/2003 -0400, Josh Stillerman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>There was a copy of globus 'installed' on this machine but It looked 
>>>>>like the AG kit was going to replace it...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The AG rpms will install into /usr/lib/globus
>>>>
>>>>>Should I start over with the globus you guys are distributing ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That might be best; it'll hopefully eliminate the globus-related troubles.
>>>>
>>>>>btw:  After grid-proxy-init, the venue client comes up witha spinning 
>>>>>(slowly) hour glass and never comes back.  I have to kill it from 
>>>>>another window...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yah, it seems possible that there are other problems with the 
>>>>underlying globus. The logfile would have more details.
>>>>
>>>>-bob
>>>
>>>
>>>Bob -
>>>   My globus situation is a bit confused but that part of things appears 
>>> to be working.  Sorry to keep bugging you but....  I am trying to run 
>>> the VenueClient and would like to serve up video and audio.  Which of 
>>> the AG scripts do I need to be running (if any) to make this work.  I 
>>> fired up /usr/bin/AGNodeService.py  and 
>>> /usr/bin/AGServiceManager.py  by hand.  It then let me add my node to 
>>> the 'Service manager' but when I tried to add the video consumer service I got:
>>>
>>>>AGServiceManager URL:
>>>>https://cmodws20.psfc.mit.edu:12000/ServiceManager
>>>>Exception in AddService, retrieving service implementation
>>>>--  exceptions.IOError [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 
>>>>'/tmp/local_services/VideoConsumerService.zip'
>>>
>>>
>>>Which is in fact true!  If the directions for doing this exist 
>>>someplace, then I appologize for wasting your time (could yo point me at 
>>>them), if not, then I appreciate your help
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>josh
>>>
>>>>
>>>