[OpenAFS] openafs client causing segmentation faults

Derrick Brashear shadow@gmail.com
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:42:03 -0400


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On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Ken Elkabany <Ken@elkabany.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My openafs fileserver has begun having consistent "segmentation
> faults" for certain terminal commands, the subset of which I have
> identified are as follows:
>
> apt-get install *
> vim (but not nano)
> sudo


Are you getting Oopses in the system log? Given below I'd guess not, but
it's worth asking.


> Force-starting
> the client results in these errors returning immediately.


Define "force-restarting"


>
> My guess is that the openafs kernel module is having issues. I used
> the following linux headers for the xen kernel:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/ec2ubuntu/browse_thread/thread/73b30dfe835830ad?pli=1
>

The kernel headers you should use are the ones for the actual kernel you're
running. Otherwise, you're basically asking for trouble.

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Ken El=
kabany <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Ken@elkabany.com">Ken@elkaba=
ny.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; paddi=
ng-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
My openafs fileserver has begun having consistent &quot;segmentation<br>
faults&quot; for certain terminal commands, the subset of which I have<br>
identified are as follows:<br>
<br>
apt-get install *<br>
vim (but not nano)<br>
sudo</blockquote><div><br>Are you getting Oopses in the system log? Given b=
elow I&#39;d guess not, but it&#39;s worth asking.<br>=A0</div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); m=
argin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
 Force-starting<br>
the client results in these errors returning immediately. </blockquote><div=
><br>Define &quot;force-restarting&quot;<br>=A0<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin=
: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
My guess is that the openafs kernel module is having issues. I used<br>
the following linux headers for the xen kernel:<br>
<a href=3D"http://groups.google.com/group/ec2ubuntu/browse_thread/thread/73=
b30dfe835830ad?pli=3D1" target=3D"_blank">http://groups.google.com/group/ec=
2ubuntu/browse_thread/thread/73b30dfe835830ad?pli=3D1</a><br>
</blockquote><div><br>The kernel headers you should use are the ones for th=
e actual kernel you&#39;re running. Otherwise, you&#39;re basically asking =
for trouble.<br>=A0<br></div></div><br>

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