[OpenAFS] can't mount AFS on /afs(22)
Mike Lee
mike.li@bamboonetworks.com
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:58:22 +0800
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Think you
I just type wrong char (bamboo.net --> bamboo.com) in email, on the
server it is right
I donot think DNS have problem, I can visit afssvr by type
afssvr.bamboo.com or afssvr
Derek Atkins wrote:
>Mike Lee <mike.li@bamboonetworks.com> writes:
>
>>Because of I run configure --prefix=/usr/afs
>>I found the bosserver create two symbol link
>>/usr/afs/etc/openafs/ThisCell -->/usr/afs/etc/openafs/server/ThisCell
>>/usr/afs/etc/openafs/CellServDB-->/usr/afs/etc/openafs/server/CellServDB
>>
>
>These symlinks may not work as a normal user, because bos will
>restrict the permissions on /usr/afs/etc/openafs/server. But
>let's ignore that for now.
>
>>in my ThisCell:
>>bamboo.com
>>
>>CellservDB:
>>
>>>bamboo.com #cell name
>>>
>>192.168.2.151 #afssvr.bamboo.net
>>
>
>The host named "afssvr.bamboo.net" does not seem to exist in the DNS.
>How is the AFS client supposed to find this host?
>
>>now I only have one afs server (and I also want it to run as client)
>>and my client config file in /usr/afs/etc/openafs
>>my cacheinfo file also in /usr/afs/etc/openafs
>>
>
>Understood. Can you show the contents of the cacheinfo file?
>
>-derek
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Jason Garman wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 10:15:30AM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
>>>
>>>>You need the client ThisCell and CellServDB files. You only have
>>>>the server ThisCell and CellServDB files installed. I'm not
>>>>100% sure where they go, but I think:
>>>> /usr/afs/etc/ThisCell
>>>> /usr/afs/etc/CellServDB
>>>>
>>>>Yes, you need both client _AND_ server CellServDB/ThisCell, because
>>>>one machine could be a client in cell A and a server for cell B.
>>>>
>>>The other reason to have separate client and server CellServDB & ThisCell
>>>is because the server will change the permissions on /usr/afs/etc and
>>>nobody will be able to read the symlinks that the IBM documentation
>>>instructs you to create earlier... that one confused me for a bit.
>>>
>>>Btw- the client configs are in /usr/vice/etc (at least for the
>>>--enable-transarc-paths)
>>>
>
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Think you<br>
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I just type wrong char (bamboo.net --> bamboo.com) in email, on the server
it is right<br>
I donot think DNS have problem, I can visit afssvr by type afssvr.bamboo.com
or afssvr<br>
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Derek Atkins wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Mike Lee <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mike.li@bamboonetworks.com"><mike.li@bamboonetworks.com></a> writes:<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">Because of I run configure --prefix=/usr/afs<br>I found the bosserver create two symbol link<br>/usr/afs/etc/openafs/ThisCell -->/usr/afs/etc/openafs/server/ThisCell<br>/usr/afs/etc/openafs/CellServDB-->/usr/afs/etc/openafs/server/CellServDB<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!----><br>These symlinks may not work as a normal user, because bos will<br>restrict the permissions on /usr/afs/etc/openafs/server. But<br>let's ignore that for now.<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">in my ThisCell:<br>bamboo.com<br><br>CellservDB:<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">bamboo.com #cell name<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">192.168.2.151 #afssvr.bamboo.net<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!----><br>The host named "afssvr.bamboo.net" does not seem to exist in the DNS.<br>How is the AFS client supposed to find this host?<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">now I only have one afs server (and I also want it to run as client)<br>and my client config file in /usr/afs/etc/openafs<br>my cacheinfo file also in /usr/afs/etc/openafs<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!----><br>Understood. Can you show the contents of the cacheinfo file?<br><br>-derek<br><br></pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap=""><br><br><br><br><br>Jason Garman wrote:<br><br></pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 10:15:30AM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:<br><br></pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">You need the client ThisCell and CellServDB files. You only have <br>the server ThisCell and CellServDB files installed. I'm not<br>100% sure where they go, but I think:<br> /usr/afs/etc/ThisCell<br> /usr/afs/etc/CellServDB<br><br>Yes, you need both client _AND_ server CellServDB/ThisCell, because<br>one machine could be a client in cell A and a server for cell B.<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">The other reason to have separate client and server CellServDB & ThisCell<br>is because the server will change the permissions on /usr/afs/etc and<br>nobody will be able to read the symlinks that the IBM documentation<br>instructs you to create earlier... that one confused me for a bit.<br><br>Btw- the client configs are in /usr/vice/etc (at least for the<br>--enable-transarc-paths)<br><br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!----><br></pre>
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