<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1>I am having issues with a SW server (1.5) that I am running. Currently it is running without issue but there is a need for a name change.<o:p></o:p>Since it is a VM, I am cloning it as the new name and then powering off the original.<o:p></o:p>Once the new server is up I do the following:<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>1 – Change IP to be that of original<o:p></o:p>2 – Change hostname in both /etc/hosts and /etc/sysconfig/network<o:p></o:p>3 – Reboot and verify name change<o:p></o:p>4 – Run spacewalk-hostname-rename script<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Each time I receive the following:<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>[root@newhostname ~]# spacewalk-hostname-rename xx.xx.xx.xx Validating IP ... OK =============================================<o:p></o:p>hostname: newhostname<o:p></o:p>ip: xx.xx.xx.xx<o:p></o:p>=============================================<o:p></o:p>Stopping rhn-satellite services ... OK<o:p></o:p>Testing DB connection ... ERROR:<o:p></o:p>ORA-12505: TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>SP2-0306: Invalid option.<o:p></o:p>Usage: CONN[ECT] [{logon|/|proxy} [AS {SYSDBA|SYSOPER|SYSASM}] [edition=value]] where <logon> ::= <username>[/<password>][@<connect_identifier>]<o:p></o:p> <proxy> ::= <proxyuser>[<username>][/<password>][@<connect_identifier>]<o:p></o:p>SP2-0306: Invalid option.<o:p></o:p>Usage: CONN[ECT] [{logon|/|proxy} [AS {SYSDBA|SYSOPER|SYSASM}] [edition=value]] where <logon> ::= <username>[/<password>][@<connect_identifier>]<o:p></o:p> <proxy> ::= <proxyuser>[<username>][/<password>][@<connect_identifier>]<o:p></o:p>SP2-0157: unable to CONNECT to ORACLE after 3 attempts, exiting SQL*Plus FAILED Your database isn't running.<o:p></o:p>Fix the problem and run /usr/bin/spacewalk-hostname-rename again<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>I would think it would be easier to build a new SW server from scratch but that has not worked out. Every time I try, with version 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 everything goes smoothly but Taskomatic service will not stay running and I have not found a fix for it. <o:p></o:p>This server was\is running successfully so I decided to to just clone it and rename it. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Interestingly, if I change host name back to original, it does me now good.<o:p></o:p>And also, tnsnames and listener.ora both have ‘localhost’ specified, not new hostname.<o:p></o:p>Changing this to the new hostname does not good either.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Has anyone else run into this?<o:p></o:p>How can this be fixed?<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Thanks,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Rich<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Rich Gomes | Senior Systems Administrator, AUCA System Services | ARAMARK Uniform & Career Apparel<o:p></o:p>Tel: 781.763.4508 | Fax: 781.763.2508<o:p></o:p><a href="mailto:Rich.Gomes@wearguard-crest.com">Rich.Gomes@wearguard-crest.com</a> | <a href="http://www.aramark-uniform.com/" title="http://www.aramark-uniform.com/">www.aramark-uniform.com</a><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></div></body></html>