[OpenAFS] Strange Behavior of Openafs-1.1.1
caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu
caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu
Tue, 07 Aug 2001 05:53:25 -0600 (MDT)
Okay,
I just got back after a short vacation. Let me explain my situation a little
more clearly. In my case I had openafs working perfectly under the vanilla
2.4.3 kernel and due to some other requirement was forced to move to at least
2.4.6. At this point I recompiled the openafs-1.0.4 libafs module with complete
ease and installed it just as before. Upon starting afs I noticed it seemed to
load much faster than prviously. As a check I kloged into the slac.stanford.edu
server successfully and did a df to see if the afs directories were truely
mounted. All seemed okay, but upon an attempt to enter any afs directory I got
the error message, "cd: /afs: Not a directory". At this point I upgraded to
afs-1.1.1 and vanilla kernel 2.4.7 with the same results. The only patch I am
applying to the kernel source is the ext3 journaling patch.
Thanks
Loren
> So the 2.4.6-2 kernel was from Mandrake? I believe that Mandrake
> kernels are not "supported" by OpenAFS (at least until someone
> identifies the actual patch that causes the problem). I'm not
> surprised it works with the Red Hat 2.4.3-12 kernel; that has been
> tested. It should also work with a kernel.org kernel, even though you
> never tried it.
>
> The server doesn't depend on the kernel module; it's all user-space.
> So that should work on just about anything.
>
> -derek
>
>> Corey
>>
>> Derek Atkins wrote:
>>
>> > So you compiled OpenAFS 1.1.1 from source on your system
>> > against kernel 2.4.7, installed the module, and it still
>> > didn't work? Does the module actually load properly?
>> > Does AFS actually get mounted? Did you "mkdir /afs" before
>> > you ran afsd?
>> >
>> > -derek
>> >
>> > <caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu> writes:
>> >
>> > > I forgot to say that I am using a vanilla kernel...
>> > >
>> > > Loren
>> > > On 01-Aug-2001 Derek Atkins wrote:
>> > > > Are you using a kernel.org kernel or a Mandrake kernel? IIRC there
>> > > > was a problem with the Mandrake kernels where they include some
>> > > > patches that aren't supported by AFS. Try using a kernel from
>> > > > kernel.org and rebuild your kernel module.
>> > > >
>> > > > -derek
>> > > >
>> > > > Loren Caldwell <caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu> writes:
>> > > >
>> > > >> Anyone,
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I am running Mandrake 8.0, openafs-1.0.4, and kernel 2.4.5
>> > > >> successfully.
>> > > >> Due to other requirements I have been forced to use a 2.4.6->7 kernel
>> > > >> on
>> > > >> one of my server boxes. Installing the rpms and compiling the kernel
>> > > >> source to generate the correct afs module goes quite nicely. When I
>> > > >> start the afs services I receive no error messages, and can klog
>> > > >> successfully. When I attempt to access the afs volumes, however, I
>> > > >> get
>> > > >> this message "cd: /afs: Not a directory". I have upgraded to
>> > > >> openafs-1.1.1 and kernel 2.4.7 with the same results. I have also
>> > > >> downloaded the source tarball and compiled and installed from the
>> > > >> source
>> > > >> with the same results. At this point I would appreciate any help
>> > > >> anyone
>> > > >> has to offer.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Thanks
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Loren Caldwell
>> > > >>
>> > > >> ----
>> > > >> physics network manager
>> > > >> Colorado State University
>> > > >> caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu
>> > > >> _______________________________________________
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>> > > >> OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
>> > > >> https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>> > > >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>> > > > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
>> > > > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
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>> > > > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>> > >
>> > > ----------------------------------
>> > > Loren Caldwell
>> > > Physics Dept. Network Manager Colorado State University
>> > > Phone/Fax : (970) 491-5683 / (970) 491-7947
>> > > E-Mail : caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu
>> > > 16:17:51 01-Aug-2001
>> > > ----------------------------------
>> >
>> > --
>> > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>> > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
>> > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
>> > warlord@MIT.EDU PGP key available
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>> > OpenAFS-info mailing list
>> > OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
>> > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>>
>> --
>> Corey Kovacs "I know not with what weapons World War III
>> Computer Science Dept. will be fought, but World War IV will be
>> DePauw University. fought with sticks and stones."
>> 765.658.4761 - Albert Einstein
>>
>>
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>> This sounds like the problem I had a few days ago. I ended up moving
>> <br>back to a redhat kernel (2.4.3-12) and recompiling the openafs-1.1.1
>> suite
>> <br>from the source rpm. Everything seems to work now.
>> <p>I had started out with OAFS-1.0.4 on the server with a kernel.org 2.4.5.
>> I
>> <br>then tried to upgrade to a 2.4.6-2 rpm kernel and compile OAFS 1.1.1.
>> The
>> <br>server worked as far as I could tell (except for the vos syncvldb core
>> dump)
>> <br>but the client would not recognice the afs directory. It simple gave
>> the error
>> <br>mentioned below.
>> <p>By the way, the 2.4.6-2 kernel rpm was NOT from redhat, but the 2.4.3-12
>> <br>version is. I have not tried it with a virgin kernel.org kernel. Nor
>> have I had
>> <br>time to go through the redhat patches one by one to see what breaks
>> it. I just
>> <br>wanted to mention this since his is not an isolated incident.
>> <p>Corey
>> <p>Derek Atkins wrote:
>> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>So you compiled OpenAFS 1.1.1 from source on your
>> system
>> <br>against kernel 2.4.7, installed the module, and it still
>> <br>didn't work? Does the module actually load properly?
>> <br>Does AFS actually get mounted? Did you "mkdir /afs" before
>> <br>you ran afsd?
>> <p>-derek
>> <p><caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu> writes:
>> <p>> I forgot to say that I am using a vanilla kernel...
>> <br>>
>> <br>> Loren
>> <br>> On 01-Aug-2001 Derek Atkins wrote:
>> <br>> > Are you using a kernel.org kernel or a Mandrake kernel? IIRC
>> there
>> <br>> > was a problem with the Mandrake kernels where they include some
>> <br>> > patches that aren't supported by AFS. Try using a kernel
>> from
>> <br>> > kernel.org and rebuild your kernel module.
>> <br>> >
>> <br>> > -derek
>> <br>> >
>> <br>> > Loren Caldwell <caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu> writes:
>> <br>> >
>> <br>> >> Anyone,
>> <br>> >>
>> <br>> >> I am running Mandrake 8.0, openafs-1.0.4, and kernel 2.4.5
>> successfully.
>> <br>> >> Due to other requirements I have been forced to use a 2.4.6->7
>> kernel on
>> <br>> >> one of my server boxes. Installing the rpms and compiling the
>> kernel
>> <br>> >> source to generate the correct afs module goes quite nicely. When
>> I
>> <br>> >> start the afs services I receive no error messages, and can klog
>> <br>> >> successfully. When I attempt to access the afs volumes, however,
>> I get
>> <br>> >> this message "cd: /afs: Not a directory". I have upgraded to
>> <br>> >> openafs-1.1.1 and kernel 2.4.7 with the same results. I have also
>> <br>> >> downloaded the source tarball and compiled and installed from
>> the source
>> <br>> >> with the same results. At this point I would appreciate any help
>> anyone
>> <br>> >> has to offer.
>> <br>> >>
>> <br>> >> Thanks
>> <br>> >>
>> <br>> >> Loren Caldwell
>> <br>> >>
>> <br>> >> ----
>> <br>> >> physics network manager
>> <br>> >> Colorado State University
>> <br>> >> caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu
>> <br>> >> _______________________________________________
>> <br>> >> OpenAFS-info mailing list
>> <br>> >> OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
>> <br>> >> <a
>> href="https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info">https://lists.
>> openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info</a>
>> <br>> >
>> <br>> > --
>> <br>> > Derek Atkins, SB '93
>> MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>> <br>> > Member, MIT Student
>> Information
>> Processing Board (SIPB)
>> <br>> > URL: <a
>> href="http://web.mit.edu/warlord/">http://web.mit.edu/warlord/</a>  
>> ;
>> PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
>> <br>> >
>> warlord@MIT.EDU &n
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>> <br>> > OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
>> <br>> > <a
>> href="https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info">https://lists.
>> openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info</a>
>> <br>>
>> <br>> ----------------------------------
>> <br>> Loren Caldwell
>> <br>> Physics Dept. Network Manager Colorado State University
>> <br>> Phone/Fax : (970) 491-5683 / (970) 491-7947
>> <br>> E-Mail : caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu
>> <br>> 16:17:51 01-Aug-2001
>> <br>> ----------------------------------
>> <p>--
>> <br> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM
>> '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>> <br> Member, MIT Student Information
>> Processing Board (SIPB)
>> <br> URL: <a
>> href="http://web.mit.edu/warlord/">http://web.mit.edu/warlord/</a>  
>> ;
>> PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
>> <br>
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>>
>> <pre>--
>> Corey
>> Kovacs  
>> ; "I know not with what weapons World War III
>> Computer Science Dept. will be fought, but
>> World War IV will be
>> DePauw University.
>> fought with sticks and stones."
>> 765.658.4761  
>> ; &nbs
>> p; - Albert Einstein</pre>
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>
> --
> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
> warlord@MIT.EDU PGP key available
> _______________________________________________
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> https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
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Loren Caldwell
Physics Dept. Network Manager Colorado State University
Phone/Fax : (970) 491-5683 / (970) 491-7947
E-Mail : caldwell@lamar.colostate.edu
05:44:33 07-Aug-2001
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