[OpenAFS] DNS?

[Derek Atkins]

m`ad`nes <m@nes.ac> writes:

> I'm having trouble configuring my afs server.
> I have a fresh instal off RH9 and I'm following the QuickStart guide
> step by step. But I cannot get any further than starting the buserver
> where it fails with Ubik init failed and a 
> bos status afs.hib.no -noauth say that all 4 servers are stopped for to
> many errors.
> 
> what I'm wondering is wether OpenAFS requires a DNS server to get the IP
> of the machine, since this is a test setup on a machine not connected to
> the net in any way.

It does not require DNS per se, but it DOES require a real hostname/IP
Address.  You can use /etc/hosts.  Just make sure your machine's
hostname is not "localhost" and it's IP address is not 127.0.0.1.

Note that it does not need to be "on the network", but it _DOES_ need
a "real" IP Address.

-derek
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