[OpenAFS] Problem during implementing AFS

[Jatin Nansi]

hi

i have been trying to implement the Open AFS file server on a
RedHat Linux 7.0 kernel version 2.2.16-22 on a PIII, with 256 MB RAM as a
trial machine.

i have downloaded the rpms from the openafs site for the same.

i am using the procedure as described in the QkBegin guide
that is there in the ibm documentation tarball.

the problem is as follows:

Altough the kernel module complains, it does load properly.
the bosserver also starts properly, on the command:

#bosserver -noauth &
the 'bos setcellname ' command also works fine, and i am also able to add
the pc to the cell. bos listhosts confirms this also.


the next step as per the guide should be for starting the database server:

the command: bos create node1 kaserver simple \
/usr/afs/bin/kaserver -cell timesgroup.com -noauth


this creates the following entry in /usr/afs/local/BosConfig:
------------------
restarttime 11 0 4 0 0
checkbintime 3 0 5 0 0
bnode simple kaserver 1
parm /usr/afs/bin/kaserver
end
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however there is no kaserver process running when checked with
ps xa

similarly, the commands for buserver, ptserver, and vlserver do make entries
into BosConfig, but no processes start.

then i tried killall bosserver, which killed the boserver process.
when i start it again with bosserver -noauth&, i get the following error:

/usr/afs/bin/buserver: problems with host name Ubik init failed
........... repeated several times over for all other servers also.

the contents of files in /usr/afs/logs:

AuthLog--
/usr/afs/bin/kaserver: problems with host name Ubik init failed
ll database.
Using level crypt for Ubik connections.
ubik: primary address 127.0.0.1 does not exist

BackupLog--
u: problem with host name
Ubik init failed

Boslog--
Server directory access is okay
BNODE 'kaserver' repeatedly failed to start, perhaps missing executable.
........similarly for all others
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Please tell me where am i going wrong in this, as i am following the ibm
guide to the letter.

thank you

Jatin

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