[OpenAFS] cache problems in cluster environment

[Thomas Sesselmann]

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Hello,

Thomas Sesselmann schrieb:
> I found the potential issue, i think.
> The UUID for the client (cache manager) isn't calculated:
>=20
> 'cmdebug <client> -addr' shows:
> UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-00-00-000000000000
> Host interfaces:
> Capabilities:
> Error Translation

to fast ... :-/

I read a changelog of a new OpenAFS package...

I have to install a new version of OpenAFS, haven't I?


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openafs (1.4.4.dfsg1-6) unstable; urgency=3Dlow

  * Apply upstream patch for the OpenAFS file server to treat clients tha=
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    have an all-zero UUID as if they don't have UUID support, working
    around bugs in various client versions that can cause multipleupstrea=
m patch for the OpenAFS file server to treat clients that
    have an all-zero UUID as if they don't have UUID support, working
    around bugs in various client versions that can cause multiple hosts
    to use all-zero UUIDs and conflict with each other. hosts
    to use all-zero UUIDs and conflict with each other.
[...]
 -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>  Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:54:00 -0700
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openafs (1.4.4.dfsg1-3) unstable; urgency=3Dlow

  * Always generate a UUID on client startup even if for some reason we
    don't think we have any network interfaces.  Otherwise, the client
    will use an all-zeroes UUID, which will collide with every other
    client with the same problem.
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best regards

Thomas Sesselmann

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