[OpenAFS] Problems in openafs paradise.

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:20:45 +0100

ok, that was not _that_ private after all.

Too early in the morning and was meant for not-spamming
the mailing-list only.
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Am Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:05:32 +0100
schrieb Christof Hanke <christof.hanke@rzg.mpg.de>:

> Hi Tobi,
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> this is Christof now privately.
> If you don't mind, I could use you as a guinea-pig to=20
> write a more up-to-date version of setting up a new cell.
> You can find me on jabber on
> hanke@jabber.ccc.de for that.
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> Cheers,
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> Christof
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> Am Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:32:32 -0400
> schrieb John Tobin <jtobin@po-box.esu.edu>:
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> > Ok.
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> > Went with desktop for the kmp, and booted to that.
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> > I am studying the pam setup, will get to that shortly.
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> > I am trying to startup the bosserver...
> > >From the quickstart guide
> > [http://docs.openafs.org/QuickStartUnix/ch02s11.html...
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> > I issue the bosserver -noauth &
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> > I get back:
> > [1] 20522
> > goodknight:-#
> > [1]+ done       bosserver -noauth
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> > goodknight:-# ps -ef |grep bos
> > root  ..... Blah/blah bosserver -noauth
> > root   ....           grep ..bos
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> > {so the server is running...}
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> > I check for the "ThisCell" and "CellServDB"
> > CellServDB is there, And "ThisCell" is a file, and is not identical
> > to /etc/openafs/server/ThisCell, so I create the link.
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> > Then setcellname:
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> > goodknight:-# bos setcellname goodknight.dark.net dark.net
> > bos: running unauthenticated
> > bos: failed to set cell (you are not authorized for this operation)
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> > I am lost here, the ps shows the bosserver running unauth
> > And bos is "running unauthenticated".
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> > Why doesn't this work?
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> > Yes, I have run it a few different ways, I don't think the bosserver
> > command has gone to authentication mode, at least it always lists as
> > "-noauth" under ps -ef....
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> > Ok, next:
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> > Bos listhosts goodknight.dark.net
> > bos: running unauthenticated
> > Cell name is localcell
> >        Host 1 is goodknight
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> > Cat /etc/openafs/ThisCell
> > Localcellgoodknight:-#
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> > I did try to edit /etc/openafs/server/ThisCell, that was a waste of
> > time.
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> > Ok, my cell is localcell.
> > next:
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> > Since buserver [and all of the rest of the server executables] is in
> > /usr/lib/openafs
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> > I issue:
> > Bos create goodknight.dark.net buserver
> > simple /usr/lib/openafs/buserver -noauth
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> > bos: running unauthenticated
> > bos: failed to create the server instance buserver of type
> > 'simple' (you are not authorized for this operation)
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> > Well, that about wraps that up.
> > I am not authorized... What am I doing wrong?
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> > tob=20
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> > On 10/18/12 1:22 AM, "Christof Hanke" <christof.hanke@rzg.mpg.de>
> > wrote:
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> > > Am Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:12:12 -0400
> > > schrieb John Tobin <jtobin@po-box.esu.edu>:
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> > >> Dear Openafs.
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> > >> I am a relative new user of openafs.
> > >> I am trying to set up openafs-1.6.1 under a suse 12.1.
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> > >> I initially tried to use an old suse readme file to install, that
> > >> failed miserably.
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> > >> So I went to the quick start guide.
> > >> I have setup ntp with a local server.
> > >> I have installed all of the SUSE 12.1 openafs-blah-blah.rpms
> > >> except the kmp stuff... There are choices there: which one do I
> > >> use? Openafs-kmp-: mit, pae, xen desktop, default, I assume this
> > >> is a choice, they all don=C2=B9t go on do they?
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> > > SuSE comes with different flavours of kernels, depending on what
> > > kind of machine you are running.
> > > On my laptop it is eg. "desktop"
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> > > hanke@dijon:~> uname -r
> > > 3.4.6-2.10-desktop
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> > > But anyway, you can install multiple kmod-rpms (as you also can
> > > install multiple flavours).
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> > >> I notice the kerberos is mit.
> > > yes.
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> > >> I installed: rpm =C2=ADU openafs-repository.1.6.1noarch.rpm and I
> > >> assume that installing that changes the file and makes it so the
> > >> modprobe program will start the loadable modules required. If
> > >> not, where is the documentation for what the mods are?
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> > > Hmm, maybe I should add a dependency on the rpms...
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> > >> I assume it would be easiest to use Russ Allbery=C2=B9s
> > >> =C2=B3pam-afs-server2.5 code, so I downloaded that config=C2=B9d it,=
 ran
> > >> make, check, and make install. The documentation is about debian,
> > >> and Red Hat, any hints on SUSE?
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> > > See http://www.rzg.mpg.de/networkservices/configuring-your-pc
> > > for how to configure this, it is not SuSE-specific, but should be
> > > understandable.
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> > >> Does anyone have this running under SUSE 12.1 [it sounds like it
> > >> from the documentation...]?
> > > yes, I do. Feel free to ask more questions.
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> > >>=20
> > >> tob
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> > > T/Christof
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