*Still* not a development issue. The code obviously works for lots of
people. Pruned list this is sent to.
Anyway, what does ls -lR /usr/afs say?
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Srikanth Bhaskar wrote:
Hi Marcus,
Thanks a lot for the reply!
I am referring to the documentation on the website. It does not speak about
how to go ahead configuring after installing the rpms on Linux.
------------------------------
Defining Cell Name and Membership for Server
Processes<http://www.openafs.org/pages/doc/QuickStartUnix/auqbg002.htm#ToC_64>
Now assign your cell's name. The chapter in the *IBM AFS Administration
Guide* about cell configuration and administration issues discusses the
important considerations, explains why changing the name is difficult, and
outlines the restrictions on name format. Two of the most important
restrictions are that the name cannot include uppercase letters or more than
64 characters.
Use the *bos setcellname* command to assign the cell name. It creates two
files:
- */usr/afs/etc/ThisCell*, which defines this machine's cell
membership
- */usr/afs/etc/CellServDB*, which lists the cell's database server
machines; the machine named on the command line is placed on the list
automatically
*Note:* In the following and every instruction in this guide, for the
machine name argument substitute the fully-qualified hostname (such as *
fs1.abc.com*) of the machine you are installing. For the cell name argument
substitute your cell's complete name (such as *abc.com*).
Issue the *bos setcellname* command to set the cell name.
# *cd /usr/afs/bin*
# *./bos setcellname* <machine name> <cell name> *-noauth*
------------------------------
I hand-edited the file as you mentioned stopping the bosserver. Even then, I
get the same error. I hand-edited the file in /usr/afs/etc and
/usr/vice/etc/ also.
I was able to go through this point on AIX and Solaris. but on FC3, I am
stuck at this point. Any other resources? Please suggest me..
Thanks,
Srikanth
On 1/31/07, Marcus Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Writes "Srikanth Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> From: "Srikanth Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected], [email protected]
> Subject: [OpenAFS-devel] SOS: AFS instllation/Configuration
>
> Hi All Again!
>
> I have been trying to install/configure AFS since more than a week now.
I
> have tried it on Windows (2003), Linux (RHEL 3, FC3), Solaris (10) and
AIX(
> 5.3). I have been ending up with a different set of errors each time and
> everytime.
>
> I have downloaded the rpms for FC3 and have installed the rpms. I see
that
> all the binaries and the config related files exist in their paths. But
now,
> when I try to set the cell, I end up with this error:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# ls
> CellServDB ThisCell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# /usr/bin/bos setcellname bri6506-5-fc3-1
> afs.ca.com -noauth
> bos: failed to set cell (could not find entry)
>
> Could anyone please help me with the correct steps after installing the
rpms
> for FC3?
> Many Thanks,
What instructions were you following?
Where did you look to find instructions? Perhaps we can arrange
to have better instructions in those places for those who follow
you.
You don't note what you have in "CellServDB" (or ThisCell), but an empty
server list would likely produce the error you saw. Don't do that; your
only recourse at that point is to stop bosserver and hand-edit CellServDB
to
make it right. This is probably what you should be doing in the first
place.
The instructions I use are here:
/afs/umich.edu/user/m/d/mdw/wp/uniq.2k
(later version, local paths)
/afs/umich.edu/user/m/d/mdw/wp/uniq.2z
(earlier version, with notes on possible RH paths)
If you can't read afs, try
http://www.umich.edu/~mdw/uniq.2k
http://www.umich.edu/~mdw/uniq.2z
the process described there is very much like what's automated in
Sam Hartman's(?) debian install process. It avoids the need to use
"-noauth" and starts right off with Kerberos 5. If you are successful
with those instructions (or not), you should let people know. Since
they aren't the official instructions, they probably describe some
things better and some things worse. If you don't have writable afs
space elsewhere, you will have to be a bit creative with the last part
of these instructions (ie, you'll have to bring up a separate dedicated
client at exactly the right point and with the correct configuration to
mount your newly minted root volume.) These instructions should give
you "real" afs space for /afs/ - this is different from what you would
get if you run afsd with "-dynroot", which you apparently won't know
about if you're reading afsd man pages, but which Derrick is expecting
you would have used. If you do choose to use "-dynroot", you will need
to set up DNS afsdb records which will likely constrain if not dictate
your choice for cell name.
-Marcus Watts
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