[OpenAFS] Help - Failed to load AFS client
Tommy Mann
tmann@black.ils.unc.edu
Sun, 3 Nov 2002 20:29:58 -0500 (EST)
A good thought, but I am registerded, and my machine connects to the UNC
network perfectly fine. Let me know if you think of anything else!
Thanks!!
Tommy
On Sun, 3 Nov 2002, Jonathan Brandmeyer wrote:
> Here is one possibility,
> UNC-CH uses a kind of network access restriction based on network card MAC
> address filtering. If you are not registered, it may appear that you have a
> good connection, when you actually do not. Go to onyen.unc.edu, select DHCP
> registration, and verify that your MAC address(es) is/are registered.
>
> -Jonathan Brandmeyer
> PGP key available
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > > Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 16:19:31 -0500 (EST)
> > > From: Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu>
> > > To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
> > > Cc: Nathan Neulinger <nneul@umr.edu>, <openafs-info@openafs.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [OpenAFS] Help - Failed to load AFS client
> > >
> > > Well, I MAY be behind a firewall or NAT gateway -- NAT gateway is
> probably
> > > more likely I guess. Is there any way I can check?
> > >
> > > Tommy
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3 Nov 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > >
> > > > Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > Okay, I rebooted and have not yet run /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs start.
> > Here's
> > > > > what "ps -ef | grep afs" outputs:
> > > > >
> > > > > [tmann@black tmann]$ ps -ef | grep afs
> > > > [snip]
> > > > > root 1046 1 0 15:42 ? 00:00:00
> > /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat
> > > > > 2000 -d
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you know what this means???
> > > >
> > > > It means that your AFS client is started automatically at boot time.
> > > > Although I find it odd that you're getting different ps output now
> > > > than you did earlier.
> > > >
> > > > > I'm still getting the following in /var/log/messages:
> > > > >
> > > > > Nov 3 15:54:17 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location
> > > > > server 152.2.1.7 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > > > Nov 3 15:54:17 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location
> > > > > server 152.2.1.7 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > > > Nov 3 15:55:28 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location
> > > > > server 152.2.1.6 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > > > Nov 3 15:55:28 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location
> > > > > server 152.2.1.6 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > > > Nov 3 15:56:26 black kernel: afs: Lost contact with volume location
> > > > > server 152.2.1.5 in cell isis.unc.edu
> > > > >
> > > > > Any thoughts??
> > > >
> > > > Well, it certainly looks like the server is running AFS. Are you sure
> > > > your client is not behind some firewall or NAT gateway?
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Tommy
> > > >
> > > > -derek
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 3 Nov 2002, Nathan Neulinger wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Looks to me like you've tried to start the client 4 times. There
> > should
> > > > > > only be one '[afs_checkserver]' instance listed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'd suggest rebooting, and then not doing anything, and see if the
> > > > > > client is running.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In general, there is no reason to start/stop afs, just leave it
> > running
> > > > > > all the time after boot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- Nathan
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 13:35, Tommy Mann wrote:
> > > > > > > No, no firewall. I should be able to talk to those IPs. I'm
> > really new
> > > > > > > at this, so I wouldn't discount any thoughts you might have.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't think I'm trying to start the client twice. When I try
> > starting,
> > > > > > > I first run /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs stop and then
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs start
> > > > > > > (as root, of course). Here are all the AFS processes that my
> box
> > is
> > > > > > > running (from entering ps -ef at the prompt):
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > root 13541 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_rxlistener]
> > > > > > > root 13542 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_callback]
> > > > > > > root 13543 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_rxevent]
> > > > > > > root 13548 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afsd]
> > > > > > > root 13549 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00
> [afs_checkserver]
> > > > > > > root 13550 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 13551 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 13552 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 13554 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_cachetrim]
> > > > > > > root 17071 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_rxevent]
> > > > > > > root 17073 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00
> [afs_checkserver]
> > > > > > > root 17074 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 17075 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 17076 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_cachetrim]
> > > > > > > root 17528 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_rxevent]
> > > > > > > root 17529 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00
> [afs_checkserver]
> > > > > > > root 17530 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 17531 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 17532 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_cachetrim]
> > > > > > > root 17839 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_rxevent]
> > > > > > > root 17840 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00
> [afs_checkserver]
> > > > > > > root 17841 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 17842 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_background]
> > > > > > > root 17843 2 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:00 [afs_cachetrim]
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any thoughts? Remember, I'm a newbie so it could pretty much be
> > anything!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks!!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tommy
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 3 Nov 2002, Nathan Neulinger wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Do you have a firewall or other mechanism in place that would
> > prevent
> > > > > > > > you from talking to those IPs?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > One thing that's odd from your output - if the client didn't
> > load, you
> > > > > > > > shouldn't be getting any of those kernel messages.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Are you trying to start the client twice?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -- Nathan
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 13:07, Tommy Mann wrote:
> > > > > > > > > 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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