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

[Michael Daw]

Thanks, Eric.

As well as these steps, I also had to add the directory /tmp/local_services
on my video capture machine. But, I think we're there now (the ANL server is
down, I think, stopping a fully successful test!).

--Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Olson [mailto:eolson at mcs.anl.gov]
> Sent: 05 September 2003 23:37
> To: Ivan R. Judson
> Cc: 'Michael Daw'; 'George Estes'; 'ag Tech'
> Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] AG2.1.1b multi-machine node problems
>
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>
> 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
> > > > > >
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