[OpenAFS] 1.3.80 server strangeness (kernel 2.6.11-gentoo-r3)

[Tracy Di Marco White]

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:17:38 -0500, Kevin <openafs@gnosys.biz> wrote:
> But without explanation this morning at 0400, all of the server
> instances on this machine just shut down.  The bosserver was still up,
> but log entries in /usr/afs/logs showed what seemed to be a normal
> termination for all the others; only I didn't order it.  I'm 100%
> certain that foul play is not a factor because the network hosting the
> the cell is (for the time being), not even accessible from without.  I
> tried a:
> # bos status server -long -localauth
> bos: failed to contact host's bosserver (communications failure (-1)).
> 
> but no explanation there.
> 
> Similarly, nothing in /var/log/messages.
> 
> Any ideas on where else to look for a reason for the shutdown?

4am sounds like the weekly restart, but bos should still respond.
bos getrestart -server <servername>
will tell you about the scheduled restarts.

-Tracy