maybe try to add the user without the perl script,

:bos adduser fileserver.xxxx.com matt.admin -noauth

or replace line 205 with something that removes the database if it
exists


Thus wrote Matt Chipman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [07.05.15 09:20]:
> Hi,
> 
> I am really struggling with this error below.  Using Debian etch 
> (stable) and openafs debs.  Have setup the server and associated apps 
> according to the readme.servers in the doc directory also followed the 
> install transcript in the same.
> 
> I have install the test server 3 times and am getting the same error 
> each time.  Deleting the database does not remove the error and just 
> recreates the database files while returning the same error.
> 
> what am I missing?
> 
> thanks
> 
> -Matt
> 
> afs-newcell
> 
> Do you meet these requirements? [y/n] y
> If the fileserver is not running, this may hang for 30 seconds.
> /etc/init.d/openafs-fileserver stop
> Stopping AFS Server: bosserver.
> What administrative principal should be used? matt/admin
> 
> /etc/openafs/server/CellServDB already exists, renaming to .old
> /etc/init.d/openafs-fileserver start
> Starting AFS Server: bosserver.
> bos adduser fileserver.xxxxx.com matt.admin -localauth
> ERROR: Protection database already exists; cell already partially
> ERROR: created.   If you do not want the current database, remove
> ERROR: all files in /var/lib/openafs/db and then run this program
> ERROR: again.
> 
> Cell setup failed, ABORTING
> bos removeuser fileserver.xxxxx.com matt.admin -localauth
> 
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