[8783] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Re: 1.2.2a init script for RedHat7.0(2.2.19)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hongliang Gai)
Mon Jan 7 15:57:07 2002
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 15:52:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Hongliang Gai <hgai@ecs.syr.edu>
To: Kim Kimball <kim@ccre.com>
cc: info-afs@transarc.com
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Hi Kim,
I forgot to set AFS_SERVER=on in the options file, so afsd could not find
local AFS server. It works after setting AFS_SERVER=on.
Thnaks,
Harrison
On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Kim Kimball wrote:
> If the /afs directory does not exist, /afs cannot be mounted.
>
> -----
>
> ls /
>
> -- If the /afs directory does not exist, then, as root, "mkdir /afs" --
> then "chmod 777 /afs"
>
> The ACL on the root AFS volume (typically root.afs) protects the contents of
> /afs, not the UNIX mode bits -- so the 777 on /afs is perfectly OK -- the
> documentation will tell you what the "approved" mode bits are, but 777
> should work without penalty.
>
> Also, WRT the VL server being unavailable -- did you look at the output from
> "ps -ef | grep afs" -- you should see the process
> /usr/afs/bin/vlserver" -- if not, the vlserver is not running, and cannot
> be located.
>
> When I bring a machine up for the first time, as the first machine in the
> cell, I don't use the startup scripts ... I start the /usr/afs/bin/bosserver
> manually, then check the /usr/afs/logs/BosLog to see that that was OK ...
>
> Then I start the afsd process (/usr/vice/etc/afsd) manually, and see if I
> can see "afsd" instances using the "ps" command again.
>
> BTW, you're going to see multiple afsd -- the parent afsd forks several
> children.
>
> Please let me know what works.
>
> Kim Kimball
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hongliang Gai" <hgai@ecs.syr.edu>
> To: <info-afs@transarc.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 11:43 AM
> Subject: 1.2.2a init script for RedHat7.0(2.2.19)
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > I'm currently trying to install AFS 1.2.2a on RedHat7.0( kernel 2.2.19) as
> > the first AFS machine following the instruction. In the final phase of the
> > installation, "Verifying the AFS Initialization Script", I ran the script
> > : /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs start
> > but it did not start correctly. The error messages are: unable mount
> > /afs(22), lost contact to volume location server.... And I found there
> > were nine afsd processes running.
> >
> > But, when I tried stop AFS by running: /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs stop
> > , the system is down. I have to reboot the system.
> >
> > Any help?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Harrison
> >
>
