so, i have a clean database, 3.2.0 server running, blah blah blah now i have the old problem of creating a first mntner: i run bin/dbupdate -c conf/rip.config -t -d mntner: MAINT-RGNET descr: RGnet admin-c: RB366 upd-to: rw@rg.net auth: NONE override: <cleartext override password> mnt-by: MAINT-RGNET referral-by: MAINT-RGNET changed: randy@psg.com 20031217 source: RGNET ^D and it pukes saying Create FAILED: [mntner] MAINT-RGNET ***Info: Syntax check passed mntner: MAINT-RGNET descr: RGnet admin-c: RB366 upd-to: rw@rg.net auth: NONE mnt-by: MAINT-RGNET referral-by: MAINT-RGNET changed: randy@psg.com 20031217 source: RGNET ***Error: Unknown object referenced and the interesting part of the debug output up_source_commit: entered with operation [UP_CREATE] up_send_object_db: entered, operation [UP_CREATE] up_send_object_db: object to be sent [ mntner: MAINT-RGNET descr: RGnet admin-c: RB366 upd-to: rw@rg.net auth: NONE mnt-by: MAINT-RGNET referral-by: MAINT-RGNET changed: randy@psg.com 20031217 source: RGNET ] up_get_transaction_id: entered spent 0.00 sec; got 1 rows from [dbrgnet: INSERT INTO tid VALUES(NULL)] up_get_transaction_id: exiting with new id [18] up_send_object_db: transaction ID [18] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[ADD], count=[3] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[ ], count=[1] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[18], count=[2] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[ ], count=[2] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[mntner: MAINT-RGNET descr: RGnet admin-c: RB366 upd-to: rw@rg.net auth: NONE mnt-by: MAINT-RGNET referral-by: MAINT-RGNET changed: randy@psg.com 20031217 source: RGNET ], count=[218] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[ ], count=[2] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[ACK ], count=[4] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[18], count=[2] SK_write = { sockfd=[7], buf=[ ], count=[2] up_send_object_db: send complete up_send_object_db: received from socket [ %ERROR 4 ] up_send_object_db: received from socket [ E[4][1:RB366]:ref integrity: reference cannot be resolved ] up_send_object_db: received from socket [ ] up_send_object_db: received blank line from socket, stop reading Closing socket... 7 up_send_object_db: exiting with value UP_OK up_interpret_ripudb_result: entered, ripupd_result [%ERROR 4 E[4][1:RB366]:ref integrity: reference cannot be resolved clue by four, please randy