[OpenAFS] Help - Failed to load AFS client
Derek Atkins
warlord@MIT.EDU
03 Nov 2002 20:43:51 -0500
Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> Shouldn't be multiple versions installed -- i'm using the rpms for RH
> 7.3.1 version 1.2.6 (I had 1.2.7 installed, but since it wasn't working
> correctly, I know someone who got 1.2.6 to work, I unistalled 1.2.7 and
> installed 1.2.6).
Ahh, that explains the downgrade we saw, then. FTR, I'm running RH 7.3
and it works just fine for me. What happens if you use the default
settings? For example if you keep ThisCell as 'openafs.org'? Or what
if you try a different cell as ThisCell?
> Tommy
-derek
>
>
> On 3 Nov 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:
>
> > What version of OpenAFS are you running? Do you perhaps have multiple
> > versions installed?
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> >
> > > 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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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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