Can't write to the rc.config file

From: Iain Barker (ibarker_at_aastra.com)
Date: 05/06/05

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    Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 15:31:04 -0400
To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    Due to user error, the rc.config file on one of our Alpha 5.1b systems got deleted and the system was later rebooted so came up without any locla configuration.

    I tried to recreate rc.config from a similar copy on another Alpha, but I cannot write to the file - it seems to be in some sort of limbo state.

    I can rm the nonexistant file (it doesn't say 'No such file or directory" as it would if the file weren't present) but I can't recreate a file with that same name either manually or using rcmgr...

    See console logs below - it's almost like the rc.config file is present in the filesystem (AdvFS with LSM mirroring) but not accessible. There aren't any processes running that would have a lock on the file though, as the system is currently booted single user.

    INIT: SINGLE-USER MODE
    fopen: /etc/rc.config: Invalid argument
    # mount -u /
    # ls -l /etc/rc.config
    lrwxr-xr-x 1 root system 39 Apr 6 21:08 /etc/rc.config -> ../cluster/members/{memb}/etc/rc.config
    # cd /cluster/members/member0/etc
    # rm -f rc.config
    # ls > rc.config
    rc.config: cannot create
    # rcmgr set HOSTNAME csgds1
    # rcmgr get HOSTNAME
    Error: Cannot open /etc/rc.config
    #

    Any ideas?

    thanks.

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