[OpenAFS] rxkad error=19270408

Derrick Brashear shadow@gmail.com
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:21:01 -0400


>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The kerberos key isn't causing the problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> =A0b..s is happening this should not produce
>>>>> this miserable kernel loop that kills the most powerful machines
>>>>> available
>>>>> today, it either should have some slower cadence so that eventually
>>>>> some
>>>>> could stop the AFS processes or it should give up after some time, I
>>>>> this
>>>>> regard I consider this behavior a bug.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> it probably is.
>>>>
>>>> dumb question: are you using dynroot?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Actually yes, I do, and it works like a charm, is that bad now ?!?!?!?
>>>
>>
>> sure. it means you're starting afs with no servers available to serve
>> root.afs.
>>
>> it's a bug. there's a ticket open for it. but it's easily avoidable:
>> don't do that.
>>
>
> Oh well, fashion changes, some while ago NOT USING dynroot was bad and
> obsolete, now is vice-versa ;), good to know that this was what was causi=
ng
> it
> but then again dynroot is quite convenient, I hope the bug gets fixed
> sometime.
> Thank you Derrick for your quick and informed answers, you're a life savi=
or
> for us not so gurus in the matter :).

Actually, stop thanking me, I think I was confused, and just confused
you. dynroot is good, is what you want. Don't disable it.

As to the apparent infinite loop: i take it nothing makes it to the
kernel message log, and you have no way to grab a kernel task list?
(alt-sysrq-t)

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Derrick