[OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server at localhost instead of address in CellServDB
Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL
rweggert@att.com
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 17:00:41 -0500
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On both machines, hostname returned localhost.localdomain.
Rich Eggert
Senior Technical Associate 2
Technology Leadership Program 2
AT&T Government Solutions
-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Atkins [mailto:warlord@MIT.EDU]
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 2:03 PM
To: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL
Cc: openafs-info@openafs.org
Subject: Re: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server at
localhost instead of address in CellServDB
What do you get from "hostname"?
-derek
"Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL" <rweggert@att.com> writes:
> Both machines have only the following line in /etc/hosts (besides a
> comment saying not to remove the line):
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> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
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> Rich Eggert
> Senior Technical Associate 2
> Technology Leadership Program 2
> AT&T Government Solutions
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neulinger, Nathan [mailto:nneul@umr.edu]
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:29 PM
> To: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL; openafs-info@openafs.org
> Subject: RE: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server
at
> localhost instead of address in CellServDB
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> 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
> UMR Information Technology Fax: (573) 341-4216
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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
> > > Technology Leadership Program 2
> > > AT&T Government Solutions
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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
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