[Info-vax] Host-Based InfoServer error

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On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:16:37 -0800 (PST), RobertsonEricW
<robertsonericw at netzero.net> wrote:

>$ LD CONNECT DISK_USERS:[usr.robertson.OpenVMS84FT]I64E84.ISO LDA100:
>$ MOUNT/SYSTEM/NOWRITE LDA100: I64084
>%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, I64084 mounted on _SRVR1$LDA100:
>$ dir LDA100:[000000]
> ...etc..
>Total of 272 files.
>$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:ESS$INFOSERVER
>InfoServer> CREATE SERVICE I64084 LDA100:
>%SYSTEM-F-DEVINACT, device inactive

First guess:  try a service name not equal to the disk label.

(i think you're getting snake-bit by the disk logical created by
$MOUNT)