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- Path: sparky!uunet!isavax.isa.com!cjbsys!cliffb
- From: cliffb@cjbsys.bdb.com (cliff bedore)
- Subject: Re: installing 8user license over instant ignition
- Organization: BDB Systems
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 11:37:55 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.113755.3581@cjbsys.bdb.com>
- References: <lee.714428985@ceg.uiuc.edu> <7371257@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
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- In article <7371257@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> ajs@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Alan Silverstein) writes:
- >> WARNING: License fileset 08-USER is selected for loading, but it does
- >> not match the license level of the currently running system, which is
- >> 02-USER. If necessary, unselect the 08-USER fileset and select the
- >> appropriate license fileset under the OS-CORE partition, that is, the
- >> fileset for the license level you desire or purchased.
- >
- >What's the problem? (That's a serious question, I wrote that message
- >and I don't see what about it causes confusion, please help me
- >understand.) Sure, you can continue to load 08-USER and all should be
- >well. This message is just a warning that you are apparently changing
- >license levels -- which is true.
- >
- >When you load 08-USER its customize script should delete 02-USER from
- >your system and your kernel should be rebuilt at the new level.
-
-
- When I see a message like that, I assume there is some sort of an error. We
- users out here are typically very new to HP when we have to upgrade the license
- count. A message like this says "Watch out!!! something is wrong.
-
- A more usefull message would be
-
- NOTE. It appears that you are upgrading the license count for your system. If
- so just continue. If you don't wish to do this, please exit.
-
- i.e. don't give out warning messages for what should be the normal operation.
-
- Cliff
- cliffb@cjbsys.bdb.com
-