Getting started from Redhat RPMs. Was Re: [OpenAFS] compiling for SuSE 7.1

[Matthew Easton]

I believe this was my problem:

New Redhat installation + masqueraded connection to internet + no dns server 
on the local network ---(etc/hosts, ought to be adequate for the local 
resolution of 5 machines).  

Even though I fill in all the proper information during the installation, 
the hostname command returns localhost.localdomain.  I corrected this AFTER 
I had installed AFS from the rpms-- or to be more precise -during the 
configuraton.  (I'm lame, I know)  Needless to say, the configuration was 
not right... servers looking for the loopback address, etc. 
 
So to answer your question Tariq, I doubt my AFS newbie drama has 
much insight to offer you, unless perhaps your server is configured in such 
a way that temporarily losing touch with your DNS or NIS server happens to 
cause a lookup to an incorrect /etc/hosts entry during a critical operation.

Things are looking up.  I've got a server going. A second server is next, 
and like Thomas Cherryhomes, I'm interested in sharing to pre-OSX 
Macintoshes.  --Though in my case, kerboros isn't necessary.

On Monday 25 June 2001 11:56, Tariq Kara wrote:
> Coudl you tell us how you fixed it, 'cause I ran into the same problem a
> couple of weeks ago and I don't think it was a network misconfiguration on
> my end.  Eventually I just started the kaserver manually and then
> everything worked fine.  although I ocassionally see kaserver dying,
> although I don't have any problems with any other servers.  Also on a
> separate note where can one find a "HOW-TO" for making krb5 work with AFS.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Matthew Easton wrote:
> > I think I've solved it but won't be able to devote any time until
> > tonight.
> >
> > As it turns out, kaserver, et al, would start on boot but die when I
> > tried to do anything with it. Eventually I figured out that I had a
> > network misconfiguration-- the ka server and others couldn't find their
> > own address.  Very late last night (or should I say, early this morning)
> > I was able to get proper status messages, so I think there is a good
> > chance that I'm back on track.
> >
> > On Monday 25 June 2001 06:17, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > a) is kaserver running?
> > >
> > > b) Do you have your cell listed in both /usr/afs/etc/CellServDB
> > >    and /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB?
> > >
> > > -derek
> > >
> > > Matthew Easton <matthew@sublunar.com> writes:
> > > > First off, Thank you Brandon Allbery for the patch you sent me.
> > > > Unfortunately I didn't actually get up and running with compiling
> > > > from source.  I suspect it's more my lack of knowledge or the
> > > > somewhat locked down configuration of the host, than anything wrong
> > > > with the patch itself. In the end, I decided I might be better off
> > > > using a less necessary computer. And since I was changing computers
> > > > I thought a default Redhat 7.1 install using the available RPMs
> > > > might get me up to speed a little faster.
> > > >
> > > > Going through the quick beginnings guide, I am at the point of
> > > > adding afs and admin accounts:
> > > >
> > > > # kas -cell sublunar.com -noauth
> > > > ka> create afs
> > > > initial_password:
> > > > Verifying, please reenter_password:
> > > > Creating user afs  : [_____] server or network not responding
> > > >
> > > > So what's up with that? Did I miss a step somewhere?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday 19 June 2001 15:20, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday, June 19, 2001 17:49:35 -0400, "Brandon S. Allbery
> > > > > KF8NH" <allbery@ece.cmu.edu> wrote:
> > > > > +-----
> > > > >
> > > > > | I'm extracting the patch from our source tree now, will send it
> > > > > | on later.
> > > > >
> > > > > +--->8
> > > > >
> > > > > Patch is attached.  It's probably not "proper", but it makes
> > > > > OpenAFS 1.0.4 compile on both the SuSE 2.4.x and 2.2.19 kernels.
> > > >
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