[OpenAFS] OpenAFS on OpenSuse 12.1: No connection to filesystem

[Starl8gazer]

Hello, =0A=0AI cannot get OpenAFS to connect to my employer's filesystem an=
d would like to know what is wrong and how to fix it. =0A=0ALocal system in=
formation=0A------------------=0A=0AOpensuse 12.1 online install, all updat=
es included, kernel 3.1.0-1.2-desktop=0A=0A=0AOpenAFS installation=0A------=
------------=0A=0Afrom http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/filesystem=
s/openSUSE_12.1/ installed packages openafs, openafs-client, openafs-docs, =
openafs-kmp-desktop, openafs-krb5-mit=0A=0AI believe the following packages=
 may also be important to mention: krb5, krb5-32bit, krb5-client, krb5-deve=
l, pam_krb5=0A=0A=0AOpenAFS configuration=0A------------------=0A=0Aput in =
place files /etc/krb5.conf, /etc/openafs/CellServDB, /etc/openafs/ThisCell;=
 these files work for other users on Ubuntu Linux to connect to the desired=
 filesystem=0A=0A=0AObservations=0A------------------=0A=0A* as root after =
installation and reboot: =0A=0A:~ # /etc/init.d/openafs-client status=0Ared=
irecting to systemctl=0Aopenafs-client.service - LSB: Start OpenAFS Client=
=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Loaded: loaded (/=
etc/init.d/openafs-client)=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 Active: inactive (dead)=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 CGroup: name=3Dsystemd:/system/openafs-client.service=0A:~ =
# /etc/init.d/openafs-client start=0Aredirecting to systemctl=0A:~ # /etc/i=
nit.d/openafs-client status=0Aredirecting to systemctl=0Aopenafs-client.ser=
vice - LSB: Start OpenAFS Client=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/openafs-client)=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Active: active (running) since T=
hu, 05 Jan 2012 15:33:20 +0100; 21s ago=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Process: 3937 ExecStart=3D/etc/init.d/openafs-client start =
(code=3Dexited, status=3D0/SUCCESS)=0A=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 CGroup: name=3Dsystemd:/system/openafs-client.service=0A=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=94 3959 /usr/sbin/afsd -stat 2000 -daemo=
ns 3 -volumes 70 -memcache -dynroot -fakestat -afsdb=0A=0A=0A* as user: =0A=
=0A:~ > ps -e | grep -i afs=0A=C2=A03948 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_pagecopy=0A=C2=A03955 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_callback=0A=C2=A03957 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_rxevent=0A=C2=A03958 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_rxlistener=0A=C2=A03959 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afsd=0A=C2=A03963 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afsd=0A=C2=A03964 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_checkserver=0A=C2=A03966 ?=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_background=0A=C2=A03967 ?=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_background=0A=C2=A0397=
0 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_background=0A=C2=
=A03971 ?=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 00:00:00 afs_cachetrim=
=0A:~ > lsmod | grep -i afs=0Alibafs=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 817957=C2=A0 2 =0A:~ > =
dir /afs=0Atotal 20=0Adrwxr-xr-x=C2=A0=C2=A0 1 2048 Jan=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 1970 =
.:mount/=0Alrwxr-xr-x=C2=A0=C2=A0 1=C2=A0=C2=A0 12 Jan=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 1970 .=
openafs -> .openafs.org/=0Adrwxr-xr-x 100 4096 Jan=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 1970 .open=
afs.org/=0Adrwxr-xr-x 100 4096 Jan=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 1970 .employer_domain/=0Al=
rwxr-xr-x=C2=A0=C2=A0 1=C2=A0=C2=A0 11 Jan=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 1970 openafs -> op=
enafs.org/=0Adrwxr-xr-x 100 4096 Jan=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 1970 openafs.org/=0Adrwx=
r-xr-x 100 4096 Jan=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 1970 employer_domain/=0A:~ > kinit -V=0AU=
sing default cache: /tmp/krb5cc_1000=0AUsing principal: user_name@employer_=
domain=0APassword for user_name@employer_domain: =0AAuthenticated to Kerber=
os v5=0A:~ > klog.krb5 user_name=0APassword for user_name@employer_domain: =
=0A[after quite a while...]=0Aklog: server or network not responding Can't =
get your viceid for cell employer_domain=0A:~ > klog.krb5 -tmp=0APassword f=
or user_name@employer_domain: =0AWrote ticket file to /tmp/krb5cc_1000=0Akl=
og: server or network not responding Can't get your viceid for cell employe=
r_domain=0A=0A=0A=0AMy goal is to manually establish the connection with th=
e filesystem as user, i.e., I do not need it to happen automatically when I=
 log in to my machine (a laptop). =0A=0AIn your replies, please be as speci=
fic as possible since I am usually rather a top-level user of Linux. =0A=0A=
Many thanks in advance.