[OpenAFS] Help - Failed to load AFS client

[Derek Atkins]

Well, you can _try_ to shutdown and then restart AFS by hand:

        /etc/init.d/afs stop
(make sure AFS has stopped)
        /etc/init.d/afs start

-derek

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

> No, I did not reboot -- do I need to?  If so then I'll have to do it in 
> the morning as I can't get to the machine right now (I'm accessing the 
> machine remotely and if I reboot it will hang on a startup screen until I 
> press F1 to continue).  
> 
> I left the contents of ThisCell as openafs.org to see if it will connect 
> to that cell (isn't that what you suggested I do?).
> 
> Thanks for all the help!
> Tommy
> 
> 
> On 3 Nov 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> > Did you reboot after upgrading?  Did you change the contents of
> > /usr/vice/etc/ThisCell?
> > 
> > -derek
> > 
> > Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> > 
> > > Alright, I removed the 1.2.6 rpms and installed the four 1.2.7 files.  
> > > Here are the afs processes currently running:
> > > 
> > > [root@black etc]$ ps -ef | grep afs
> > > root      1038     1  0 15:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat 
> > > 2000 -d
> > > root      1039     1  0 15:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat 
> > > 2000 -d
> > > root      1041     1  0 15:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat 
> > > 2000 -d
> > > root      1043     1  0 15:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat 
> > > 2000 -d
> > > root      1044     1  0 15:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat 
> > > 2000 -d
> > > root      1045     1  0 15:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat 
> > > 2000 -d
> > > root      1046     1  0 15:42 ?        00:00:00 /usr/vice/etc/afsd -stat 
> > > 2000 -d
> > > 
> > > What do I do now to test that I can connect to openafs.org?  Do I need to 
> > > start the afs service?  Login somehow?
> > > 
> > > Tommy
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 3 Nov 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > > 
> > > > No, you only need the core three:
> > > >         openafs
> > > >         openafs-client
> > > >         openafs-kernel
> > > > 
> > > > You may want openafs-krb5, if you need "aklog".  You dont need any of
> > > > the others.  Just note, however, that ALL your RPMs must match, so if
> > > > you installed the other RPMs for 1.2.6 you need to either remove them
> > > > or upgrade them as well.
> > > > 
> > > > -derek
> > > > 
> > > > Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> > > > 
> > > > > I can upgrade -- do I really need all 10 RPMs that are listed for 7.3 if I 
> > > > > only want the client?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Tommy
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On 3 Nov 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Well, upgrading to the 1.2.7 RPMs should restore the CellServDB file.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -derek
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I did indeed destroy the original when I brought over the one for the cell 
> > > > > > > I'm trying to connect with.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Tommy
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On 3 Nov 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Tommy Mann <tmann@black.ils.unc.edu> writes:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I can try that -- so I should change the contents of ThisCell to 
> > > > > > > > > 'openafs.org'...what should I change the contents of CellServDB to?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Unless you destroyed the distributed CelLServDB, you shouldn't need
> > > > > > > > anthing.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > BTW, is the downgrade okay???
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Yea, but you might as well run the most recent version.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Tommy
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > -derek
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