One tip for debugging auctioneer issues is to run it in the foreground to see its debugging messages, as shown in the following command:

[root@alicehost ~]# /usr/bin/tycoon_aucd --not_daemonize

In some cases, Tycoon cannot correctly configure /boot/grub/grub.conf. There is a backup of the original in /boot/grub/grub.conf.tycoon_backup so you can recover the original and do the configuration manually.

default=1
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.14-1.1656_FC4)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
        initrd /initrd-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.img

title Xen 3.0_7.1 
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /xen-3.0.0.gz
        module /vmlinuz-2.6.12.6-xen3_7.1_fc4 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
        module /initrd-2.6.12.6-xen3_7.1_fc4.img

Be sure that the default parameter specifies the Xen entry. The entries are numbered starting with 0.

The exact correct contents of this file will vary depending on the configuration of the providing host. If the host does not have a /boot partition, then the xen-3.0.0.gz, vmlinuz-2.6.12.6-xen3_7.1_fc4, and initrd-2.6.12.6-xen3_7.1_fc4.img files must be specified as their full path names (e.g., /boot/xen-3.0.0.gz). If the host is not using LVM, then the root should name the physical root filesystem partition (e.g., /dev/hda2).

	Caution
	The wrong grub.conf could prevent the machine from booting properly. To correct this, manually edit the boot parameters using the grub commandline.