[OpenAFS] AFS Server errors

Jeffrey Altman jaltman@columbia.edu
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:38:49 -0500


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Not surprising.   The Windows version of the server currently does not work.
The 1.3.52 release may work if you pray pray and pray.  However, I would 
not count on it.

I suggest installing Linux in a virtual PC session and running the AFS 
Server from there.

Jeffrey Altman


Thomas Smith wrote:

> I'm new to AFS and haven't been able to get the Win32 server working. 
> The following is the error I get:
>
> -----START ERROR-----
> Second error:
> Error - AFS Server Configuration
> A configuration error has occurred
> Error: timed out waiting for the AFS bosserver control service to 
> start or stop (0x00004634)
>
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Log file open.
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Checking this machine's current configuration...
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Is the AFS Client installed on this machine: Yes.
> Is there valid configuration information on this machine: No.
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  The configuration information on this host is not 
> valid:  (0x460f), the minimally required server configuration 
> information is missing, unreadable, or invalid.
> Getting handles to the cell and the config library.
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Opening a NULL cell handle to use with the client 
> config library handle.
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Getting config handle for the client.
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Opening a NULL cell handle to use with the server 
> config library handle.
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Getting config library handle for the server.
> 12:07:46 01/13/04:  Does a partition exist on this machine: No.
> Configuring server
> 12:09:21 01/13/04:  Adding an AFS partition on device 'D:' with name 
> '/vicepd'.
> 12:09:21 01/13/04:  Putting this host in cell 'protoss.uccinc.net'.
> 12:09:21 01/13/04:  Stopping the client.
> 12:09:22 01/13/04:  Putting the AFS Client in this host's cell.
> 12:09:22 01/13/04:  Starting the bos server in no auth mode.
> 12:11:27 01/13/04:  Error 4634d has occurred:  timed out waiting for 
> the AFS bosserver control service to start or stop.
> 12:12:53 01/13/04:  Configuration has failed.
> -----END ERROR-----
>
> The is the result of going through the Server Configuration Wizard. It 
> gets through all the steps and then fails when it tries to start the 
> bosserver.
>
> Any ideas as to how I can resolve this problem?
>
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<font face="Bitstream Cyberbit">Not surprising.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Windows version
of the server currently does not work.<br>
The 1.3.52 release may work if you pray pray and pray.&nbsp; However, I
would not count on it.<br>
<br>
I suggest installing Linux in a virtual PC session and running the AFS
Server from there.<br>
<br>
Jeffrey Altman<br>
<br>
<br>
Thomas Smith wrote:<br>
</font>
<blockquote cite="mid40057CDC.9050907@openadventures.org" type="cite"><font
 face="Bitstream Cyberbit">I'm new to AFS and haven't been able to get
the Win32 server working. The following is the error I get:
  <br>
  <br>
-----START ERROR-----
  <br>
Second error:
  <br>
Error - AFS Server Configuration
  <br>
A configuration error has occurred
  <br>
Error: timed out waiting for the AFS bosserver control service to start
or stop (0x00004634)
  <br>
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Log file open.
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Checking this machine's current configuration...
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Is the AFS Client installed on this machine: Yes.
  <br>
Is there valid configuration information on this machine: No.
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; The configuration information on this host is not
valid:&nbsp; (0x460f), the minimally required server configuration
information is missing, unreadable, or invalid.
  <br>
Getting handles to the cell and the config library.
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Opening a NULL cell handle to use with the client
config library handle.
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Getting config handle for the client.
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Opening a NULL cell handle to use with the server
config library handle.
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Getting config library handle for the server.
  <br>
12:07:46 01/13/04:&nbsp; Does a partition exist on this machine: No.
  <br>
Configuring server
  <br>
12:09:21 01/13/04:&nbsp; Adding an AFS partition on device 'D:' with name
'/vicepd'.
  <br>
12:09:21 01/13/04:&nbsp; Putting this host in cell 'protoss.uccinc.net'.
  <br>
12:09:21 01/13/04:&nbsp; Stopping the client.
  <br>
12:09:22 01/13/04:&nbsp; Putting the AFS Client in this host's cell.
  <br>
12:09:22 01/13/04:&nbsp; Starting the bos server in no auth mode.
  <br>
12:11:27 01/13/04:&nbsp; Error 4634d has occurred:&nbsp; timed out waiting for
the AFS bosserver control service to start or stop.
  <br>
12:12:53 01/13/04:&nbsp; Configuration has failed.
  <br>
-----END ERROR-----
  <br>
  <br>
The is the result of going through the Server Configuration Wizard. It
gets through all the steps and then fails when it tries to start the
bosserver.
  <br>
  <br>
Any ideas as to how I can resolve this problem?
  <br>
  <br>
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