[OpenAFS] Help!

[Derrick J Brashear]

On 16 Jul 2001, Derek Atkins wrote:

> ACTAPOT@aol.com writes:
>
> > /usr/afs/bin/kaserver: problems with host name Ubik init failed cell database.
> > 2001 Using level crypt for Ubik connections.
> > 2001 ubik: primary address 127.0.0.1 does not exist
> >
> > what is Ubik?
>
> Ubik is the AFS database synchronization protocol.  It's how the AFS DB
> servers talk to each over and keep in sync.
>
> > i found the following entry in /usr/afs/etc/CellServDB
> > >mycellname   #Cell name
> > 127.0.0.1   #fs02
> >
> > which should be OK (?)
>
> Um, unlikely.  Does the name 'fs02' appear in DNS or /etc/hosts properly?
> Most likely not.  Basically, you need real Name Service.

Actually, what is it you think uses that hostname?
Look in src/auth/cellconfig.c. Note that nothing uses aname. That should
be fine.

> > Am I doing something wrong?
>
> It sounds like you do not have DNS configured, or at least you don't
> have name service working (even without DNS).  In order words, you
> can't determine the IP Address of 'fs02'.

-D