[OpenAFS] windows openafs cache not updating

Ted Creedon tcreedon@easystreet.net
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00:13 -0800


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Same problem here w/ XP using 1.7.01

Linux clients are OK

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Jonathan Nilsson <jnilsson@uci.edu> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Has anyone had cache inconsistency problems with Windows clients?
>
> Two Windows 7 64-bit OpenAFS 1.7.3 clients are not seeing the same files
> when they look at the same volume via two different RW mount points. One
> client is making changes, and the other client is just reading the files,
> but both are accessing the volume via an RW mount point so that a 'vos
> release' won't be necessary. We've seen this problem occasionally before
> with earlier versions of OpenAFS too, but never bothered much because it
> seemed to fix itself eventually. But now, the only thing that makes the
> files show up is a reboot. An "AFS -> flush volume" command from the
> context menu does not solve the problem.
>
> Some additional info: the server housing this volume is CentOS 6 64-bit,
> OpenAFS 1.4.14. We see messages like these scattered about in the FileLog
> for the client that is not seeing the changed files:
>
> FindClient: stillborn client 74024d60(d16fe8cc); conn 180213d0
> (host MY.CLI.ENT.IP:7001) had client f402fa30(d16fe8cc)
> CB: RCallBackConnectBack (host.c) failed for host MY.CLI.ENT.IP:7001
> CB: WhoAreYou failed for host 34015890 (MY.CLI.ENT.IP:7001), error 1
>
> Could these messages be indicating a problem? (They appear frequently in
> the logs and I cannot tell if they correspond to specific read or write
> actions on the clients.)
>
> --
> Jonathan.Nilsson at uci dot edu
> Social Sciences Computing Services
> SSPB 1265 | 949.824.1536
>
>

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Same problem here w/ XP using 1.7.01<br><br>Linux clients are OK<br><br><di=
v class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Jonathan Nilsson <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jnilsson@uci.edu">jnilsson@uci.edu</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello,<div><br></div><div>Has anyone had cac=
he inconsistency problems with Windows clients?</div><div><br></div><div>
Two Windows 7 64-bit OpenAFS 1.7.3 clients are not seeing the same files wh=
en they look at the same volume via two different RW mount points. One clie=
nt is making changes, and the other client is just reading the files, but b=
oth are accessing the volume via an RW mount point so that a &#39;vos relea=
se&#39; won&#39;t be necessary. We&#39;ve seen this problem occasionally be=
fore with earlier versions of OpenAFS too, but never bothered much because =
it seemed to fix itself eventually. But now, the only thing that makes the =
files show up is a reboot. An &quot;AFS -&gt; flush volume&quot; command fr=
om the context menu does not solve the problem.</div>




<div><br></div><div>Some additional info: the server housing this volume is=
 CentOS 6 64-bit, OpenAFS 1.4.14. We see messages like these scattered abou=
t in the FileLog for the client that is not seeing the changed files:</div>



<div><br></div><div>
FindClient: stillborn client 74024d60(d16fe8cc); conn 180213d0 (host=A0MY.C=
LI.ENT.IP:7001) had client f402fa30(d16fe8cc)<br clear=3D"all"><div>CB: RCa=
llBackConnectBack (host.c) failed for host MY.CLI.ENT.IP:7001</div><div>CB:=
 WhoAreYou failed for host 34015890 (MY.CLI.ENT.IP:7001), error 1</div>


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</div><div>Could these messages be indicating a problem? (They appear frequ=
ently in the logs and I cannot tell if they correspond to specific read or =
write actions on the clients.)</div><div><br></div><font color=3D"#888888">=
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<font face=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace">Jonathan.Nilsson at uci dot=
 edu</font></div><div><font face=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace">Socia=
l Sciences Computing Services</font></div>

<div><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;courier new&#39;,monospace">SSPB 1265 =
| <a href=3D"tel:949.824.1536" value=3D"+19498241536" target=3D"_blank">949=
.824.1536</a></span></div><br>
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