On both machines, hostname returned localhost.localdomain. Rich Eggert Senior Technical Associate 2 Technology Leadership Program 2 AT&T Government Solutions
-----Original Message----- From: Derek Atkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 2:03 PM To: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server at localhost instead of address in CellServDB What do you get from "hostname"? -derek "Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Both machines have only the following line in /etc/hosts (besides a > comment saying not to remove the line): > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > > Rich Eggert > Senior Technical Associate 2 > Technology Leadership Program 2 > AT&T Government Solutions > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neulinger, Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:29 PM > To: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server at > localhost instead of address in CellServDB > > > Do you have a goofy hosts file - i.e. one that has a real hostname on > the 127.0.0.1 line? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Nathan Neulinger EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > University of Missouri - Rolla Phone: (573) 341-6679 > UMR Information Technology Fax: (573) 341-4216 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:26 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [OpenAFS] AFS Client for Linux trying to contact > > server at localhost instead of address in CellServDB > > > > > > The first one bounced, so I'll try this again with different > > settings.... > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL > > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:16 PM > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: AFS Client for Linux trying to contact server > > at localhost instead of address in CellServDB > > > > > > Despite spending 5 years using AFS on CMU's machines, this > > is my first time trying to install the software myself. I've > > run into a problem that has me stumped, and I'm wondering if > > someone could give me some advice. > > > > > > Here's the scenario: > > > > > > I've set up an AFS cell (using a bogus Internet domain name > > as my cell name) for sharing my personal files among my home > > computers (yes, I know it's overkill). After much banging my > > head against the wall, I managed to install the client and > > server software on an Athlon machine running Red Hat Linux 9, > > located at 192.168.1.103 on my home network (which uses a > > Linksys wireless router as its gateway to my cable Internet > > connection). The client software seems to be playing nicely > > with the server (I'm able to access the mounted volumes as > > well as authenticate). It may not be relevant, but I will > > also note that I ran into problems getting BOS to load runntp > > (I think it may have been conflicting with another time > > server process installed with Linux by default), so I > > disabled it. This machine is the only server on the network. > > > > > > I installed the client software (using all the relevant > > rpm's from the website except the server, krb5, and src ones) > > on another machine running Red Hat Linux 8 at 192.168.1.100. > > To simplify debugging, I backed up the sample CellServDB file > > on the client and replaced it with just the following, which > > is essentially identical to what's on the server: > > > > > > >richard_eggert.comcast.net #My cell > > > 192.168.1.103 #192.168.1.103 > > > > > > I also updated ThisCell appropriately. > > > > > > However, the initialization script fails to mount /afs. I > > found the following in /var/log/messages: > > > > > > Oct 3 01:06:39 localhost kernel: afs: Lost contact with > > file server 127.0.0.1 i > > > n cell richard_eggert.comcast.net > > > Oct 3 01:06:39 localhost kernel: afs: Lost contact with > > file server 127.0.0.1 i > > > n cell richard_eggert.comcast.net > > > > > > > > > I have absolutely no idea why it would be trying to access > > a file server at the localhost IP address, and therefore > > don't know how to fix it. > > > > > > Does anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rich Eggert > > > Senior Technical Associate 2 > > > Technology Leadership Program 2 > > > AT&T Government Solutions > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenAFS-info mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info > > > -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available
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