[OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server at localhost instead of address in CellServDB

[Neulinger, Nathan]

Do you have a goofy hosts file - i.e. one that has a real hostname on
the 127.0.0.1 line?


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Nathan Neulinger                       EMail:  nneul@umr.edu
University of Missouri - Rolla         Phone: (573) 341-6679
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL [mailto:rweggert@att.com]=20
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:26 PM
> To: openafs-info@openafs.org
> Subject: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact=20
> server at localhost instead of address in CellServDB
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> The first one bounced, so I'll try this again with different=20
> settings....
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> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: 	Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL =20
> > Sent:	Friday, October 03, 2003 1:16 PM
> > To:	'openafs-info@openafs.org'
> > Subject:	AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server=20
> at localhost instead of address in CellServDB
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> > Despite spending 5 years using AFS on CMU's machines, this=20
> is my first time trying to install the software myself.  I've=20
> run into a problem that has me stumped, and I'm wondering if=20
> someone could give me some advice.
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> > Here's the scenario:
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> > I've set up an AFS cell (using a bogus Internet domain name=20
> as my cell name) for sharing my personal files among my home=20
> computers (yes, I know it's overkill).  After much banging my=20
> head against the wall, I managed to install the client and=20
> server software on an Athlon machine running Red Hat Linux 9,=20
> located at 192.168.1.103 on my home network (which uses a=20
> Linksys wireless router as its gateway to my cable Internet=20
> connection).  The client software seems to be playing nicely=20
> with the server (I'm able to access the mounted volumes as=20
> well as authenticate).  It may not be relevant, but I will=20
> also note that I ran into problems getting BOS to load runntp=20
> (I think it may have been conflicting with another time=20
> server process installed with Linux by default), so I=20
> disabled it.  This machine is the only server on the network.
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> > I installed the client software (using all the relevant=20
> rpm's from the website except the server, krb5, and src ones)=20
> on another machine running Red Hat Linux 8 at 192.168.1.100. =20
> To simplify debugging, I backed up the sample CellServDB file=20
> on the client and replaced it with just the following, which=20
> is essentially identical to what's on the server:
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> > >richard_eggert.comcast.net             #My cell
> > 192.168.1.103                                   #192.168.1.103
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> > I also updated ThisCell appropriately.
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> > However, the initialization script fails to mount /afs.  I=20
> found the following in /var/log/messages:
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> > Oct  3 01:06:39 localhost kernel: afs: Lost contact with=20
> file server 127.0.0.1 i
> > n cell richard_eggert.comcast.net
> > Oct  3 01:06:39 localhost kernel: afs: Lost contact with=20
> file server 127.0.0.1 i
> > n cell richard_eggert.comcast.net
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> > I have absolutely no idea why it would be trying to access=20
> a file server at the localhost IP address, and therefore=20
> don't know how to fix it.
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> > Does anyone have any ideas?
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> > Rich Eggert
> > Senior Technical Associate 2
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> > AT&T Government Solutions
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