[OpenAFS] bosserver "Listening on 127.0.0.1:7007"

John Tang Boyland boyland@uwm.edu
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:19:04 -0500


Michael Meffie <mmeffie@sinenomine.net> wrote:
] On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:45:47 -0500
] John Tang Boyland <boyland@pabst.cs.uwm.edu> wrote:
] > ] What does netstat say about which interfaces are bound to port 7007
] > ] for udp?
] > 
] > Sorry, I don't know how to use netstat:
] >
] > # netstat | grep 7007
] > # netstat --udp
] 
] Hello John,
] 
] By default bosserver will listen on all the interfaces. The bosserver
] only uses the NetInfo/NetRestrict files when it is started with the
] -rxbind option.
] 
] You can verify the interfaces it is listening on with a netstat -a -u.
] I like to use the options, -a, -u, -n, and -p (the -p options requires
] you to be running as root). You should see bosserver listening on 0.0.0.0
] if it is listening on any interface;
] 
] $ sudo netstat -aunp | grep 7007
] udp  0   0 0.0.0.0:7007  0.0.0.0:*      31246/bosserver

Yes, that's what I get.

But I realized the problem is not with bosserver, it's iptables.
It seems iptables is default and openafs-server installation doesn't
open up ports.  I'll google around to find a way to hack open
the AFS ports.

Thanks for your time,
John