[AG-TECH] AG2.1.1b multi-machine node problems

[Eric Olson]

I neglected to mention one more thing for running as another user:

Make sure the following directory exists:
C:/Documents and Settings/<user>/Application Data/AccessGrid/local_services

Eric

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Eric Olson wrote:

> 
> If you want to install as one user and run as another:
> 
> In addition to rerunning globus config, there are three items that are not 
> installed into the user's personal directory.  We are working on fixing 
> this, but here are the three items:
>  AGServiceManager.cfg
>  AGNodeService.cfg
>  nodeConfig (folder)
> 
> You need to copy them and then change the user name in two config files.
> 
> 1)
> Copy them from:
>   C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\AccessGrid
> To:
>   C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\AccessGrid
> 
> 2)
>   Open AGServiceManager.cfg and AGNodeService.cfg with notepad and change 
> "Administrator" (or whichever user installed it) to your username.
> 
> This should fix problems with services not starting (audio and video).  To 
> verify this has worked, you can restart the venueclient, go to 
> Preferences, Manage My Node, and you should see a service manager listed.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Ivan R. Judson wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Mike,
> > 
> > Another solution that has worked for us is to run the globus configuration
> > wizard as the user using the AGTk (admin or not). After having installed as
> > the admin, this will initialize the user environment -- making it possible
> > to use the toolkit as a non-admin user.
> > 
> > --Ivan
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov 
> > > [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Michael Daw
> > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 11:02 AM
> > > To: George Estes
> > > Cc: ag Tech
> > > Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] AG2.1.1b multi-machine node problems
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks, George. I did try this when I encountered the 
> > > problem. I've just tried it again to make sure, but it 
> > > doesn't work for me!
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> > > > Behalf Of George Estes
> > > > Sent: 05 September 2003 15:10
> > > > To: Michael Daw
> > > > Cc: ag Tech
> > > > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] AG2.1.1b multi-machine node problems
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike,
> > > >
> > > >    Sounds like you're encountering the install as 
> > > administrator, run 
> > > > as user problem.  If this is on a windows machine, you're 
> > > having the 
> > > > same problem I had. This is what I did to make it work, install as 
> > > > user with administrator privileges and change the "start 
> > > in" path in 
> > > > the venue client shortcut to C:\Program Files\Access Grid 
> > > Toolkit\bin.  
> > > > The Node Setup Wizard was then able to find the services.
> > > >    Hope this works for you.
> > > >
> > > > George
> > > >
> > > > At 11:10 AM 9/5/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> > > > >Has anyone found any problems configuring a AG2.1.1 multi-machine 
> > > > >node?
> > > > >
> > > > >I get to the stage where I can add the ServiceManagers, 
> > > but I can't 
> > > > >add associated Services (the dialog is blank). I've tried the Node
> > > > Setup Wizard
> > > > >and this fails too (when I press 'Finish', it flags an error and 
> > > > >sends an automated log to ANL).
> > > > >
> > > > >Alternatively, has anyone done this successfully? Or - 
> > > best of all - 
> > > > >has anyone encountered this problem and overcome it?
> > > > >
> > > > >Frustratingly enough, I managed to do this under AG2.0, 
> > > but there was 
> > > > >the (now fixed) bug of no support for PAL. So, something's 
> > > changed...
> > > > >
> > > > >--Mike
> > > > >
> > > > >_______________________________________________________
> > > > >
> > > > >Michael Daw, e-Science Consultant
> > > > >SVE Group (Supercomputing, Visualization and e-Science)
> > > > >
> > > > >Manchester Computing, Kilburn Building,
> > > > >University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
> > > > >
> > > > >Tel: +44 (0)161 275 7026
> > > > >Fax: +44 (0)161 275 6800
> > > > >Email: michael.daw at man.ac.uk
> > > > >
> > > > >http://www.sve.man.ac.uk/General/Staff/daw
> > > > >_______________________________________________________
> > > >
> > > >
> > > 
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