[Info-vax] Host-Based InfoServer error

[RobertsonEricW]

On Dec 2, 1:12 am, JBloggs <JBlo... at acme.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:16:37 -0800 (PST), RobertsonEricW
>
> <robertsoner... 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)

Thanks JBloggs. Unfortunately, choosing a different service name gives
the same error message as before.