[ic] Install Problem

[Bob Lorenzini]

Don't assume Interchange is running unless you do a "ps ax". Ask me
now I know. :-( If you have a config problem it is possible for 
Interchange to die without any error messages echoed to the console.

Bob



On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Tom Compton wrote:

> I am not asking questions without having spent a lot of time on the
> documentation.
> 
> Interchange and construct both run (and at the same time) but don't
> communicate.  I believe the problem has to do with the configuration
> of the link between them.  But since I don't have a clue as to how
> this link is supposed to work, I don't know where to start on the
> problem.  Perhaps there is a place in the documentation where this is
> explained or maybe someone can point me to the place in the source
> that does this or maybe explain, conceptually, how the link between
> the programs is supposed to work.
> 
> As you suggested:
> [interch@zeus interchange]$ bin/restart
> Killing Interchange server 19280 with TERM.
> Low traffic settings.
> Calling UI....
> ...UI is loaded....
> Interchange V4.5.7
> Configuring catalog construct...Using default DBM database.
> done.
> Interchange server started in INET and UNIX mode(s) (process id 20540)
> 
> [interch@zeus interchange]$ ps aux
> interch  20544  0.0  0.3  1164  416 pts/0    S    21:32   0:00 grep
> interchange
> interch  20566  0.0  0.2  1164  344 ?        S    21:37   0:00
> construc
> 
> "We're sorry, the Interchange server is unavailable...
> We are out of service or may be experiencing high system demand,
> please try again soon. "
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ryan Hertz <rhertz@gyb.baits.com>
> To: <interchange-users@minivend.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [ic] Install Problem
> 
> 
> > At 03:48 PM 10/13/00 , you wrote:
> > >Thanks for the comment.
> > >
> > >Located vlink and changed to:
> > >[-rwsr-xr-x   1 interch  interch      7732 Oct  9 11:41 tlink
> > >-rw-r--r--   1 root     root        12364 Oct  9 11:41 tlink.c
> > >-rwsr-xr-x   1 interch  interch      7732 Oct  9 11:41
> > >tlink.localhost.7786
> > >-rw-r--r--   1 root     root         4232 Oct  9 11:41 tlink.pl
> > >-rwsr-xr-x   1 interch  interch      7316 Oct  9 11:41 vlink
> > >-rwsr-xr-x   1 interch  interch      7316 Oct  9 11:41
> > >vlink._var_run_interchange_socket
> > >-rw-r--r--   1 root     root        10889 Oct  9 11:41 vlink.c
> > >-rw-r--r--   1 root     root         3709 Oct  9 11:41 vlink.pl
> >
> > That looks like it is in the source area -- you didn't really need
> to
> > change those.
> >
> >
> > >Tried several changes to construct and this is how it is now (in
> > >cgi-bin directory):
> > >-rwsr-xr-x   1 interch  interch      7316 Oct  9 11:48 construct
> >
> > Much better.
> >
> >
> > >I still recieve the error message "We're sorry . . . "
> >
> > Okay, HOW do you know that the interchange server is running?  ;-)
> > Try ps -aux | grep interchange
> >
> > If you only see a result of 'grep interchange' than you need to
> > start/restart the interchange server.  (install
> directory)/bin/restart
> >
> > And with the utmost honesty, you should take a serious review of the
> > documentation.
> >
> >
> >
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