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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
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Subject: Re: Cannot assign requested address on R4 server
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Date: 1 Feb 90 18:24:09 GMT
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In article <PLEE.90Jan30163042@test-vs2.mit.edu>, plee@test-vs2.mit.edu
(Peter Lee) writes:
< In the message of 20 Jan 90 17:32:40 GMT, Les Carleton
<lc@decuk.enet.DEC.COM>
< writes:
< 
< > Can anyone advise me as to why my X server (Xqdss) comes up with
< > "cannot assign requested address" when I try to start it up.
< >
< > The system is a MicroVaxII/GPX running Ultrix V3.1/UWS2.1 I have
< > replaced the server startup line in /etc/ttys with a terminal
< > line and even tried running xinit on that but I always get the same
< > error message.
< 
< I too have been running into the same problem trying to run
< R4-beta (with fix-1 applied) on VaxStationII/GPX with Ultrix 3.1-9.
< Xqdss server dies with:
< 
<     Getting interface configuration: cannot assign requested address
< 	. . .
< 
< It seems to stem from a failed SIOCGIFCONF ioctl call in DefineSelf(...)
< (in .../server/os/4.2bsd/access.c).  Can anyone help?   Anyone else
< experiencing a similar problem?

Run 'fixincludes' which comes with the gcc compiler, then recompile
the server and any clients that use ioctl's.

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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.