[OpenAFS] fileserver not registering correctly

Derrick J Brashear shadow@dementia.org
Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:30:33 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Erwin Broschinski wrote:

> Mon Aug 30 12:17:50 2004 The following fileserver is being registered in the
> VLDB:
> Mon Aug 30 12:17:50 2004 allbetter checking
>      [129.132.239.19]
>   It will replace the following existing entry in the VLDB (same uuid):
>      entry 3: [129.132.115.36]
> -------
>
> How is it possible, these have the same uuid?

someone copied the uuid file when creating the new server, i'd guess, but 
i thought some mechanism stopped you from screwing yourself like that.

remove the uuid file and restart one of the servers.