[OpenAFS] Could not start transaction

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Ron Croonenberg wrote:

>
> ok this is what I am trying to do
>
> /usr/sbin/vos dump -id 536872008 -f /data/afs-dump/test.tst -server
> afs-1 -partition /vicepa -cell csc.depauw.edu -localauth
>
> and I have root in the file /usr/afs/etc/UserList

oh. with -localauth you don't need root in UserList. you have some other 
issue. without -localauth you need tokens for user root.

> That should work, when I execute that as root, right ?
>
> But I am getting these errors:
> Could not start transaction on the volume 536872008 to be dumped
>   VOLSER: permission denied, not a super user
> VOLSER: permission denied, not a super user
> Error in vos dump command.
> VOLSER: permission denied, not a super user
>
>
>
>
>>> well I have root as a user in /usr/afs/etc/UserList but I still see that
>>> problem when I try to execute that script.
>>> (It works on another machine).
>>>
>>> Is userList in the right location ?
>>
>> and you have a kerberos (afs) user named root??
>>
>> That's the right location if you have a transarc paths install. If not,
>> well, log into the server in question and use bos listuser and bos
>> adduser with -localauth
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