Re: {bb} bbd incoming message refused

[Philip Clark <bblist@cannae.uklinux.net>]

On Wed, 2005-12-14 at 18:47, Ricardo (Tru64 User) wrote:
> Hi,
> I have run bb for over 3yrs now...was using bb19c
> version, server on a Unix node, and clients mix of
> unix and linux boxes.
> Our Unix box got decommisioned...so i had to build a
> new server on a linux box. 
> I downloaded bb1.9h-btf. For some reasons, this
> installation has been hell. Well, i will break
> problems in order of priority, and so post only
> initial problem here.
> 
> I am receiving "bbd incoming message refused" notices
> from all my clients when i turn on security file.
> Clients are still running bb19c. The security file
> contains all their entries as previously.
> 
> When i "mv security security.bad", everything starts
> flowing again.
> 
> Wed Dec 14 13:42:26 2005 bbd Incoming message from
> 2825369472 - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx refused
> 
> security file has perms 600, i have tried 664, 644 to
> no avail. Nothing works short of removing it.
> 
> Any clues?

My first guess would be that the line termination of the
security file might have been mangled when copying from
your old machine. 

You can check to see if the file now has CRLF termination
using "file security" and load with the "vi" editor to
identify any other problem characters. Instead, you might
simply try a fresh security file. A simple one, with network
addresses, is probably best to start with. Remember to make
the last entry a complete line by terminating it.

Another thing to remember is that the security file is
only read at start-up. ISTR that you can also force the
"bbd" process to re-load the security file by sending
it a HUP signal.

Cheers, Phil.



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Veteran of the Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force 1998-1951.

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