[OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server at localhost instead of address in CellServDB
Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL
rweggert@att.com
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:43:13 -0500
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------_=_NextPart_001_01C389D5.D1A5E146
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Both machines have only the following line in /etc/hosts (besides a
comment saying not to remove the line):
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
Rich Eggert
Senior Technical Associate 2
Technology Leadership Program 2
AT&T Government Solutions
-----Original Message-----
From: Neulinger, Nathan [mailto:nneul@umr.edu]
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:29 PM
To: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL; openafs-info@openafs.org
Subject: RE: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server at
localhost instead of address in CellServDB
Do you have a goofy hosts file - i.e. one that has a real hostname on
the 127.0.0.1 line?
------------------------------------------------------------
Nathan Neulinger EMail: nneul@umr.edu
University of Missouri - Rolla Phone: (573) 341-6679
UMR Information Technology Fax: (573) 341-4216
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL [mailto:rweggert@att.com]=20
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:26 PM
> To: openafs-info@openafs.org
> Subject: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact=20
> server at localhost instead of address in CellServDB
>=20
>=20
> The first one bounced, so I'll try this again with different=20
> settings....
>=20
>=20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL =20
> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:16 PM
> > To: 'openafs-info@openafs.org'
> > Subject: AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server=20
> at localhost instead of address in CellServDB
> >=20
> > Despite spending 5 years using AFS on CMU's machines, this=20
> is my first time trying to install the software myself. I've=20
> run into a problem that has me stumped, and I'm wondering if=20
> someone could give me some advice.
> >=20
> > Here's the scenario:
> >=20
> > I've set up an AFS cell (using a bogus Internet domain name=20
> as my cell name) for sharing my personal files among my home=20
> computers (yes, I know it's overkill). After much banging my=20
> head against the wall, I managed to install the client and=20
> server software on an Athlon machine running Red Hat Linux 9,=20
> located at 192.168.1.103 on my home network (which uses a=20
> Linksys wireless router as its gateway to my cable Internet=20
> connection). The client software seems to be playing nicely=20
> with the server (I'm able to access the mounted volumes as=20
> well as authenticate). It may not be relevant, but I will=20
> also note that I ran into problems getting BOS to load runntp=20
> (I think it may have been conflicting with another time=20
> server process installed with Linux by default), so I=20
> disabled it. This machine is the only server on the network.
> >=20
> > I installed the client software (using all the relevant=20
> rpm's from the website except the server, krb5, and src ones)=20
> on another machine running Red Hat Linux 8 at 192.168.1.100. =20
> To simplify debugging, I backed up the sample CellServDB file=20
> on the client and replaced it with just the following, which=20
> is essentially identical to what's on the server:
> >=20
> > >richard_eggert.comcast.net #My cell
> > 192.168.1.103 #192.168.1.103
> >=20
> > I also updated ThisCell appropriately.
> >=20
> > However, the initialization script fails to mount /afs. I=20
> found the following in /var/log/messages:
> >=20
> > Oct 3 01:06:39 localhost kernel: afs: Lost contact with=20
> file server 127.0.0.1 i
> > n cell richard_eggert.comcast.net
> > Oct 3 01:06:39 localhost kernel: afs: Lost contact with=20
> file server 127.0.0.1 i
> > n cell richard_eggert.comcast.net
> >=20
> >=20
> > I have absolutely no idea why it would be trying to access=20
> a file server at the localhost IP address, and therefore=20
> don't know how to fix it.
> >=20
> > Does anyone have any ideas?
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > Rich Eggert
> > Senior Technical Associate 2
> > Technology Leadership Program 2
> > AT&T Government Solutions
> >=20
> _______________________________________________
> OpenAFS-info mailing list
> OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
> https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>=20
------_=_NextPart_001_01C389D5.D1A5E146
Content-Type: text/x-vcard;
name="Richard (Rich) W Eggert II SOLGV (E-mail).vcf"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Description: Richard (Rich) W Eggert II SOLGV (E-mail).vcf
Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="Richard (Rich) W Eggert II SOLGV (E-mail).vcf"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------_=_NextPart_001_01C389D5.D1A5E146--