>Number:         10275
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       TI-RPC failure without /etc/netconfig is obtuse
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Jun 03 21:47:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     
>Release:        Sat Jun  3 21:34:02 PDT 2000
>Organization:
6th and Hugo Software
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD frau-farbissina 1.4Z NetBSD 1.4Z (FRAU-FARBISSINA) #21: Sat Jun 3 20:05:37 PDT 2000 thorpej@frau-farbissina:/u2/netbsd/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/FRAU-FARBISSINA alpha


>Description:
	The new TI-RPC code works on LP64 systems (albiet lint(1) complains
	about several things while building it), tho at first I thought it
	didn't, because I had forgotten to install /etc/netconfig.

	It might be nice if when /etc/netconfig is missing, instead
	of:

frau-farbissina:thorpej 38$ su
clntudp_create: RPC: Unknown protocol
clnttcp_create: RPC: Unknown protocol
clntudp_create: RPC: Unknown protocol
clnttcp_create: RPC: Unknown protocol
clntudp_create: RPC: Unknown protocol
clnttcp_create: RPC: Unknown protocol
su: who are you?

	A warning like:

WARNING: /etc/netconfig missing

	could be issued, perhaps even with a fallback to some "reasonable"
	set of defaults (tho if the warning were there, it would be
	immediately obvious how to solve the problem).

	Anyhow, it took me by surprise, so I could imagine it could
	take others by surprise, too.

>How-To-Repeat:
	Attempt to use TI-RPC with a missing /etc/netconfig.

>Fix:
	Not provided.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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