[OpenAFS] can not change a backup or readonly volume

[Esther Filderman]

The simplest question is:  is /afs/mycell a RO volume?

try mounting at /afs/.mycell/etc.  Then release your RW volume.

You cannot mount a volume in a RO clone.


On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:13:58 -0500, rc647bob@netscape.net
<rc647bob@netscape.net> wrote:
> server OS: win2k
> client OS: rh9
> openafs: 1.77
> problem: I get the following error message if I try fs mkmount:
> 
> [root@anyclient]# vos listvol -server myserver.edu
> Total number of volumes on server myserver.edu partition /vicepg: 1
> myserver-afs                         536821022 RW          2 K On-line
> 
> Total volumes onLine 1 ; Total volumes offLine 0 ; Total busy 0
> 
> [root@anyclient]# fs mkmount -dir /afs/mycell/myserver-afs -vol 536821022 -cell mycell
> fs: You can not change a backup or readonly volume
> 
> What is the problem here, and how can I fix it?
> FYI, the commands above weren't issued from the system where the cell is
> located.
> 
> bob
> 
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