[UniMacTech] NetBoot Error

[David Wikeley]

We have an issue on our 10.5.2 server.

Dark grey button for NetBoot in Sever Admin, wants to refresh with this
error:

"Try to refresh the view ("our server".local/NetBoot). Report the problem to
the administrator if it persists. (NIL_RESPONSE_ERR (*** -NSCFDictionary
setObject:forKey:: attempt to insert nil key))"

Using the cli as root:
sh-3.2# serveradmin status netboot
netboot:state = "RUNNING"
sh-3.2# serveradmin stop netboot
netboot:state = "STOPPED"
sh-3.2# serveradmin start netboot
NFS Active User Info:
/Library/NetBoot/NetBootClients0
NFS Requests Bytes Read Bytes Written Idle User IP Address
/Library/NetBoot/NetBootSP0
NFS Requests Bytes Read Bytes Written Idle User IP Address
netboot:state = "RUNNING"
sh-3.2# serveradmin status netboot
netboot:state = "RUNNING"
sh-3.2# serveradmin fullstatus netboot
2008-09-01 11:15:19.138 serveradmin78231:10b Exception in doCommand: ***
-NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey:: attempt to insert nil key
netboot:error = "NIL_RESPONSE_ERR (*** -NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey::
attempt to insert nil key)"
sh-3.2#

What is the fullstatus picking up that the status is not?

Even after restarting netboot from the cli the button is still grey in
Server Admin. And we cannot netinstall or netboot to the server.

It would be nice to know how to fix this without restarting the server if
possible.


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David Wikeley
IT Manager
Faculty of Health Science
University of Tasmania
43 Collins Street
Hobart, Tasmania.
T: 03 62264751
W: www.healthsci.utas.edu.au/