[5676] in testers
failure to update to kernel-smp-2.4.20-28
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jacob Morzinski)
Mon Jan 12 19:23:50 2004
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:23:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Jacob Morzinski <jmorzins@MIT.EDU>
To: testers@MIT.EDU
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.55L.0401121915140.1599@quiche-lorraine.mit.edu>
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The machine quiche-lorraine took an athena update Monday morning,
but was left in a condition where it wouldn't run AFS.
Debugging showed that the update had installed new afs modules into
/usr/vice/etc/modload, but had not upgraded the kernel. The init
script that starts afs checked the version of the kernel
(2.4.20-27.9smp) against the version of of the modules
(libafs-2.4.20-28.9.i686.mp.o), and decided not to load AFS based on
the mismatch between -27 and -28.
We got around this by force-loading the afs module, and rpm installing
the new kernel from afs. It would have been better if the update_ws
process had installed the new kernel for us, though.
Thanks,
-Jacob Morzinski
The kernel we installed was from
/afs/athena.mit.edu/system/rhlinux/redhat-9-updates/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.9.i686.rpm
% tail -8 /etc/athena/version
Athena Workstation (linux) Version Update Thu Jan 8 10:20:06 EST 2004
Athena Workstation (linux) Version 9.2.26 Thu Jan 8 10:28:05 EST 2004
Athena Server (linux) Version Update Thu Jan 8 10:28:05 EST 2004
Athena Server (linux) Version 9.2.26 Thu Jan 8 10:28:05 EST 2004
Athena Workstation (linux) Version Update Mon Jan 12 03:26:07 EST 2004
Athena Workstation (linux) Version 9.2.27 Mon Jan 12 03:28:25 EST 2004
Athena Server (linux) Version Update Mon Jan 12 03:28:25 EST 2004
Athena Server (linux) Version 9.2.27 Mon Jan 12 03:28:25 EST 2004
% cat /var/athena/update.log
Beginning update from 9.2.26 to 9.2.27 at Mon Jan 12 03:26:07 EST 2004.
warning: redhat-9-updates/RPMS/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID db42a60e
Preparing: ###########################################
+ kernel-source ########################################### [ 50%]
+ athena-openafs ########################################### [100%]
Running /mit/mkserv/services/9.2/remote.add (1.20)
ssh v1 RSA host key already exists.
ssh v2 RSA host key already exists.
ssh v2 DSA host key already exists.
===> Remember to change the root password, if you have not already done so.
Update finished.
The service change requests will take effect upon the next reboot
of the machine.
/var/server has been used for the server specific files.
Do not modify these files as they can be replaced during an update
Ending update from 9.2.26 to 9.2.27 at Mon Jan 12 03:28:25 EST 2004.
