-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 01/17/2011 11:28 AM, Cameron Kerr wrote: > Okay, so we need to find out why it can't create its PID file. > > First, run dmesg (and scan through the logs) to see if there is anything > iSCSI or SELinux-related reported in the logs. > > Then, try using strace to run the iscsi process, and see what the error code > is (ideally, it ought to have been reported in the message). Something like > the following may be useful: > > (with root privs) > strace -f -e trace=file /etc/init.d/iscsi start > > The error should be reported near the bottom (look for operations on > /var/run/brcm_iscsiuio.pid) > > It is my understanding that Centos/Redhat do some SELinux trickery to ensure > that all processes can write their own PID file... perhaps some relabeling of > the iscsid program is needed. > > (disclaimer: I am not yet a SELinux expert) > > On 17/01/2011, at 9:59 PM, Rudi Ahlers wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have the strangest problem on one of our backup server. iscsi >> doesn't start at all, and gives the following error: >> >> [root@2U-NAS ~]# /etc/init.d/iscsi status >> iscsid is stopped >> >> >> >> [root@2U-NAS ~]# /etc/init.d/iscsi start >> iscsid is stopped >> Starting iSCSI daemon: Unable to create pid file: >> /var/run/brcm_iscsiuio.pid >> [FAILED] >> Setting up iSCSI targets: iscsiadm: No records found! >> [ OK ] >> >> >> [root@2U-NAS ~]# /etc/init.d/iscsi restart >> Stopping iSCSI daemon: iscsiadm: can not connect to iSCSI daemon (111)! >> iscsiadm: initiator reported error (20 - could not connect to iscsid) >> iscsiadm: Could not stop iscsid. Trying sending iscsid SIGTERM or >> SIGKILL signals manually >> >> >> iscsid is stopped [ OK ] >> Starting iSCSI daemon: Unable to create pid file: >> /var/run/brcm_iscsiuio.pid >> [FAILED] >> Setting up iSCSI targets: iscsiadm: No records found! >> [ OK ] >> >> >> All other services on this machine works fine and could write their >> pid file, but not iscsi. >> Google search didn't help me much with this error either. I've >> uninstalled and reinstalled iSCSi but that doesn't help either. >> >> This is on CentOS 5.5 >> >> [root@2U-NAS ~]# uname -a >> Linux 2U-NAS 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5xen #1 SMP Wed Jan 5 18:44:24 EST 2011 >> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >> [root@2U-NAS ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release >> CentOS release 5.5 (Final) >> >> >> >> Has anyone seen this before? >> >> -- >> Kind Regards >> Rudi Ahlers >> SoftDux >> >> Website: http://www.SoftDux.com >> Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com >> Office: 087 805 9573 >> Cell: 082 554 7532 >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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