[OpenAFS] Help - Failed to load AFS client

[Derek Atkins]

Hmm..  Are those server IP addresses correct?  Can you actually
reach those machines?  Are the AFS Servers actually running?

The "cannot contact..." messages seem to imply that something at
the network layer is failing.

-derek

Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:

> ThisCell:
> isis.unc.edu
> 
> CellServDB
> >isis.unc.edu              # University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> 152.2.1.5                       #db0.isis.unc.edu
> 152.2.1.6                       #db1.isis.unc.edu
> 152.2.1.7                       #db2.isis.unc.edu
> >physics.unc.edu           # University of NC at Chapel Hill Physics/Astro
> 152.2.5.2                       #valerian.physics.unc.edu
> 152.2.5.3                       #augustus.physics.unc.edu
> 152.2.7.67                      #nerva.astro.unc.edu
> >acpub.duke.edu            #Duke Academic Computing (clusters)
> 152.3.233.4                     #clarke.acpub.duke.edu
> 152.3.233.5                     #delany.acpub.duke.edu
> 152.3.233.6                     #ellison.acpub.duke.edu
> 
> There's actually a really long list in the CellServDB file, but they're 
> all similar to what I pasted above (the top one is most important for what 
> I'm doing, I think).
> 
> Any idea why I'm getting this error message when I try to start AFS up?
> 
> Thanks!
> Tommy
> 
> 
> 
> On 3 Nov 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> > What do you mean "added the appropriate cell in ThisCell"?  What does
> > "ThisCell" look like?
> > 
> > Does CellServDB have the appropriate values for your cell?
> > 
> > -derek
> > 
> > Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> > 
> > > Hi!  I've just installed the OpenAFS rpms on my RH 7.3 box.  I've added 
> > > the appropriate cell in ThisCell (/usr/vice/etc), and also downloaded my 
> > > cell's appropriate CellServDB.  However, when I run /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs 
> > > start I get the following message:
> > > 
> > > Found libafs-2.4.18-3-i686.o from SymTable... Loading...
> > > Failed to load AFS client, not starting AFS services.
> > > 
> > > What's going on here???  I checked a few other things out and here's what 
> > > I found:
> > > 
> > > In /var/log/messages I see the following errors:
> > > 
> > > Nov  2 15:24:34 black kernel: You must reload the AFS kernel extensions 
> > > before remounting AFS.
> > > Nov  2 15:25:15 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location 
> > > server 152.2.1.7 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > Nov  2 15:25:15 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location 
> > > server 152.2.1.7 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > Nov  2 15:26:13 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location 
> > > server 152.2.1.6 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > 
> > > Basically, I get the "Lost contact with volume loation server..." error 
> > > twice each minute continuously.
> > > 
> > > Also, if I run /usr/vice/etc/afsd I get:
> > > 
> > > afsd: All AFS daemons started.
> > > afsd: Can't mount AFS on /afs(22)
> > > 
> > > I don't really know where else to look.  Any help would be greatly 
> > > appreciated!!!
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > Tommy
> > > tmann@black.ils.unc.edu
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
> > 
> 

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