NEXTSTEP 3.3 Installation Q&A Creation Date: July 20, 1998 Keywords: NeXTSTEP Disclaimer This document pertains to the NeXTSTEP operating system, which is no longer a supported product of Apple Computer. This information is provided only as a convenience to our customers who have not yet upgraded their systems, and may not apply to OPENSTEP, WebObjects, or any other product of Apple Enterprise Software. Some questions in this Q&A document may not apply to version 3.3 or to any given specific version of NeXTSTEP. Q: When I try to upgrade to Release 3.3 from an Upgrade Server or by mounting the CD-ROM over the network, the Upgrade.app pops up a panel saysing saying "Upgrade Thread Died". What's going on? How do I get the upgrade to complete? Is the computer now unusable? A: The Upgrade.app found a file on the 3.3 image it could not read. Make sure you export the image from the server with root access to the clients or export with -anon=0 (In NFSManager this is 'Allow unknown user and treat them as: user with uid: 0') as documented in the upgrade notes If you get this error the system should still be bootable. If it is, fix the exports on the server, reboot the client to pick up the new access rights, remove the log and plan files created by the upgrader in the client's root directory, and try again. Q: My upgrade to release 3.3 died. The UpgradeLog ends with the line: if: Expression syntax. What should I do? A: This syntax error is usually caused by a restarted upgrade. Remove the log and plan files created by the upgrader in the client's root directory, and try again.