[OpenAFS] OpenAFS 1.4.7.dfsg1-6 on Ubuntu Intrepid

Douglas E. Engert deengert@anl.gov
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:26:09 -0600


Yep, using -dynroot got it working Thanks guys.


Russ Allbery wrote:
> "Douglas E. Engert" <deengert@anl.gov> writes:
> 
>> OpenAFS Version: 1.4.7.dfsg1-6 will run on Ubuntu Intrepid if started
>> manually. But if stated by init out of rc2.d, afsd returns with:
>>
>>  afsd: Mounting the AFS root on '/afs', flags: 0.
>>  afsd: Can't mount AFS on /afs(22)
>>
>> If I move /etc/rc2.d/S25openafs-client to S29openafs-client
>> then it works from init. This moves it after the S28NetworkManager
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas why afsd could not mount the root on /afs?
>> Does it need something the Network Manager did?
> 
> You have to use -dynroot for any system where the network is started by
> some other process at some arbitrary point in the boot cycle (or even
> after the system has booted).
> 
> As of 1.4.8.dfsg1-1, dynroot is now the default for new installations.  I
> should have done that a long time ago; sorry about that.
> 

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