[AG-TECH] AG2.2 networking configuration

[Robert Olson]

If it is set, it overrides any local determination of hostname. The
toolkit never sets it (in the registry; it will set it in the process if
necessary and have it inherited by the process's children). I've given
trying to set it for future use, as a check at startup time is sufficient.

--bob

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Randy Groves wrote:

> 
> Is GLOBUS_HOSTNAME even used anymore?  I removed it before installing 2.2,
> and I don't see 2.2 setting it - is something wrong with my install?
> 
> -randy
> 
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Brian Corrie wrote:
> 
> > Hi Ivan,
> >
> > Speaking of replacements for programs in AG 2.2 I noticed a problem
> > recently. In 2.1.2 when my PIG node changed locations (home to office
> > etc) there was an app that started up that changed the GLOBUS_HOSTNAME
> > variable. I am not sure what it was called but it detected a change in
> > the networking config and asked if I wanted to change the variable... On
> > 2.2 this does not seem to happen - is that correct? I had to go into the
> > environment variables and change it explicitly to get it to work from
> > home...
> >
> > Do you still have that app or some sort of replacement for it?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > Ivan R. Judson wrote:
> >
> > > That makes sense, clearly the discovery of devices in that code is platform
> > > specific.
> > >
> > > If you can write a python function that enumerates them we can integrate
> > > that as a patch.
> > >
> > > --Ivan
> > >
> > >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: dgolden at cp.dias.ie [mailto:dgolden at cp.dias.ie]
> > >>Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:43 AM
> > >>To: judson at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] AG2.2 replacement for setupvideo.py
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>We'll have to sort out what's going on.
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>Haven't filed a formal bug report yet, but I immediately saw
> > >>the problem once pointed to that method:
> > >>
> > >>/proc/video/dev doesn't exist at all on my system...
> > >>(stock debian 2.6 kernel).
> > >>
> > >>In kernel 2.6 , the information is available via sysfs in
> > >>/sys/class/video4linux not /proc/video/dev ...
> > >>
> > >>In 2.6 there has been a move to rationalise the /proc fs to
> > >>be for processes only, and the sundry kernel stuff to /sys
> > >>
> > >>Neater that way, I guess.
> > >>
> > >>Best Regards,
> > >>
> > >>David Golden
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> 
>