[OpenAFS] problem starting openafs-client in ubuntu 10.04
Derrick Brashear
shadow@gmail.com
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:24:17 -0500
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do you have dynroot enabled? consider enabling it?
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 2:21 PM, e c <ilangobi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm having problems running openafs-client on my desktop. I installed it
> using "sudo apt-get install openafs-client", and when I try "sudo service
> openafs-client start" it just shows:
>
> Starting AFS services:.
>
> and waits indefinitely. The strange thing is, I was able to install and run
> openafs-client following exactly the same steps above on my macbook with
> exactly the same ubuntu version (64-bit 10.04), same linux kernel
> (2.6.32-25-generic).
>
> It doesn't seem to be a connection problem either: I used the same wired
> connection for either one, and when I unplug it from the macbook and try to
> run openafs-client, it gives an error message of "No existing IP
> interfaces...". When I unplug from the desktop system, there's no such error
> message, it only shows the same "Starting AFS services:.". And when using my
> macbook I can get full AFS functionality with my college server.
>
> Also, I have tried installing openafs-client in other ways that involved
> building some modules, such as (
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1279096) and (
> http://bobcares.com/blog/?p=501) Before each new attempt I would
> completely remove any traces of open-afs using complete removal in synaptic
> and manual deletion of openafs files in the terminal.
>
> Finally,
> sudo service openafs-client force-start ("Starting AFS services:.")
> sudo service openafs-client force-reload ("Stopping AFS services:afsd:
> Shutting down all afs processes and afs state")
> sudo service openafs-client stop ("Stopping AFS services:afsd: Shutting
> down all afs processes and afs state")
>
> all stall at the given message shown in brackets. The inability to stop
> openafs has also caused my ubuntu to be unable to restart or shutdown,
> stalling at that message.
>
> Is there any way for me to see a more detailed log of errors when I try to
> startup openafs-client? Any help is appreciated.
>
> -Edmund
>
>
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do you have dynroot enabled? consider enabling it?<br><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 2:21 PM, e c <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:ilangobi@yahoo.com">ilangobi@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td styl=
e=3D"font: inherit;" valign=3D"top">Hi guys,<br><br>I'm having problems=
running openafs-client on my desktop. I installed it using "sudo apt-=
get install openafs-client", and when I try "sudo service openafs=
-client start" it just shows:<br>
<br>Starting AFS services:.<br><br>and waits indefinitely. The strange thin=
g is, I was able to install and run openafs-client following exactly the sa=
me steps above on my macbook with exactly the same ubuntu version (64-bit 1=
0.04), same linux kernel (2.6.32-25-generic). <br>
<br>It doesn't seem to be a connection problem either: I used the same =
wired connection for either one, and when I unplug it from the macbook and =
try to run openafs-client, it gives an error message of "No existing I=
P interfaces...". When I unplug from the desktop system, there's n=
o such error message, it only shows the same "Starting AFS services:.&=
quot;. And when using my macbook I can get full
AFS functionality with my college server.<br><br>Also, I have tried instal=
ling openafs-client in other ways that involved building some modules, such=
as (<a href=3D"http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D1279096" target=
=3D"_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D1279096</a>) and (<a=
href=3D"http://bobcares.com/blog/?p=3D501" target=3D"_blank">http://bobcar=
es.com/blog/?p=3D501</a>) =A0 Before each new attempt I would completely re=
move any traces of open-afs using complete removal in synaptic and manual d=
eletion of openafs files in the terminal.<br>
<br>Finally, <br>sudo service openafs-client force-start ("Starting AF=
S services:.")<br>sudo service openafs-client force-reload ("Stop=
ping AFS services:afsd: Shutting down all afs processes and afs state"=
)<br>
sudo service openafs-client stop ("Stopping AFS services:afsd: Shuttin=
g down all afs processes and afs state")<br><br>all stall at the given=
message shown in brackets. The inability to stop openafs has also caused m=
y ubuntu to be unable to restart or shutdown, stalling at that message. <br=
>
<br>Is there any way for me to see a more detailed
log of errors when I try to startup openafs-client? Any help is appreciate=
d.<br><br>-Edmund<br></td></tr></tbody></table><br></blockquote></div><br><=
br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Derrick<br>
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