[OpenAFS] Connection Timed Out errors occasionally when accessing openafs drive

[Derrick Brashear]

it probably matters in the server here, but both.

Derrick


On May 10, 2009, at 10:35 PM, Ken Elkabany <Ken@Elkabany.com> wrote:

> Is this bug fixed in the client or the server? Thanks.
>
> Ken
>
> On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 7:22 PM, Derrick Brashear <shadow@gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> I'd venture this is a bug fixed in 1.4.10, with idle dead time  
>> computation
>> in rx.
>>
>> Derrick
>>
>>
>> On May 10, 2009, at 9:53 PM, Ken Elkabany <Ken@Elkabany.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have openafs 1.4.9 client and server running on two separate
>>> machines across a WAN. The client has scripts that access the
>>> /afs/our.cell/ directory. Occasionally, the script will fail to
>>> complete, and the logs will say that the "Connection Timed Out" on a
>>> "mkdir -p /afs/our.cell/x/y/z" command. The frequency of the errors
>>> are approximately 1 in 100, small enough to not be easily  
>>> reproducible
>>> manually, but enough to hamper our project. The scripts run as the
>>> root user, and is guaranteed to have the proper ticket and token.  
>>> It's
>>> also important to note that these scripts often run in parallel (4  
>>> at
>>> a time, all root, modifying our cell). When one fails, all scripts
>>> running concurrently will fail with the same error, and I typically
>>> either unlog;kdestroy or restart the openafs-client (I am unsure  
>>> which
>>> of those solutions is necessary or sufficient). I will soon have an
>>> additional LAN setup, and will determine if the same error occurs.  
>>> Has
>>> anyone dealt with this issue before?
>>>
>>> Thank you for the assistance,
>>>
>>> Ken
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>>