Hello Bernard, I am doing everything exactly as you describe below, but thanks for the outline. We are indeed on the same page. If I had to install OSCAR on all my nodes I would not use it :)
So as hard as it may be to believe, I really am having a problem as described in my previous email. Vincent --- Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Vincent: > > I just want to clarify something... it sounds like you are trying to > install OSCAR on all your nodes? I'm going to outline the OSCAR > installation process and see if this makes sense: > > - To install OSCAR, you need a headnode and a bunch of slave nodes > (could be 1, could be 50) > - You only need to 'install' OSCAR on the headnode, since the > installation of the headnode involves creating client images which you > will then push to the slave nodes (whatever's on the slave node's HD > will be erased!) > - At Step 6, you are supposed to provide MAC addresses of the your slave > nodes, once this information is collected, you can boot them up. If > they support PXE-BOOT then you don't have to do anything (imaging will > automatically take place), otherwise, you will have to make a > boot-floppy which you need to use to boot up your client nodes > - After the imaging process (rsync) is done, then you can go ahead and > continue with Step 7, which will talk to all your imaged slave nodes and > run some post-installation scripts > > I hope this makes sense - and please let me know if we are on the same > page... > > Cheers, > > Bernard > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vincent Randal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 14:27 > > To: Bernard Li; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Benoit des Ligneris; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: mkstemp and rsync error [was Re: [Oscar-users] > > password prompts during step 7] > > > > Hello Bernard, > > > > Also I have started over many times (and I am willing to > > again). Each time I install everything under root login. > > After OSCAR wizard step 6 is completed successfully here's my process: > > > > * Log into console under user account 'vtrandal' or 'test3' > > or any user > > * Run "startx" under user login > > * Open Xterm and su root, cd /opt/oscar, run ./install_cluster eth0 > > * Boot a client that has completed step 6 previously > > * Click on wizard step 7 on server > > * Watch OSCAR prompt me for the user password (for vtrandal > > or test3) many times > > * Get many "msktemp" and "rsync error" error messages > > > > When I run start_over it tries to deluser oscartst which does > > not exist. What I have not tried is OPIUM to push the > > accounts to the nodes. Maybe I should create user oscartst > > and use OPIUM to push that to the client nodes. Will that work? > > > > Also I should tell you that when I create an account on the > > server, the clients seem to know about it automatically. I > > say this because I cannot also create the same user account > > on the client without getting errors. > > > > Please note that I am using Mandrake 9.0 but I want to try > > Redhar 9.0 if you think it will solve my problems. Would > > that be better? But I feel like I am very close to > > successfully completing Oscar wizard steps 7 and 8 under Mandrake 9.0. > > > > Vincent Randal > > Longmont, CO > > USA > > > > --- Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Vincent: > > > > > > I strongly suspect that you are seeing all these problem > > because OSCAR > > > is using the user 'vtrandal' to execute the programs - why? > > That's a > > > difficult question to answer. > > > > > > I suggest you do a start_over, and make sure you are using the root > > > user to install OSCAR, then you can go back and create your user > > > accounts and use OPIUM to push them to your nodes. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > Vincent Randal > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:32 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Cc: Benoit des Ligneris; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: mkstemp and rsync error [was Re: [Oscar-users] password > > > > prompts during step 7] > > > > > > > > Hello Bruce, > > > > > > > > Maybe there is an issue with permissions on ~/.ssh/ but please > > > > understand that I typed the password wrong in the part > > you commented > > > > on: > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > > > > > Permission denied, please try again. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > > > > > building file list ... done > > > > > > > > Again I would like to shift the focus to the lines that contain > > > > "mkstemp" and "rsync error" in the excerpt from step > > > > 7 below. Can you please comment specifically on what might be > > > > causing that? Is it permissions on ~/.ssh/ or could it > > be something > > > > else? > > > > > > > > Vincent Randal > > > > Longmont, CO > > > > > > > > ============================================================== > > > > =============== > > > > == Running step 7 of the OSCAR wizard: Complete cluster setup > > > > ============================================================== > > > > =============== > > > > > > > > --> Step 7: Running: ./post_install > > > > Gathering processor count from oscarnode1.oscardomain. > > > > Warning: Permanently added > > > > 'oscarnode1.oscardomain,192.168.20.101' (RSA) to the Updating > > > > database for machine oscarnode1.oscardomain. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > > > Permission denied, please try again. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > > > building file list ... done > > > > hosts > > > > mkstemp /etc/.hosts.YMSXuG failed: Permission denied > > wrote 78 bytes > > > > read 42 bytes 2.42 bytes/sec total size is 216 speedup is 1.80 > > > > rsync error: partial transfer (code 23) at main.c(578) > > > > --> About to run > > > > /opt/oscar/packages/switcher/scripts/post_install for > > > > --> switcher > > > > Setting default for tag mpi ("lam-7.0") Attribute > > successfully set; > > > > new attribute setting will be effective for future shells > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s > > > > password: > > > > building file list ... done > > > > switcher.ini > > > > mkstemp /opt/env-switcher/etc/.switcher.ini.EFRVWc failed: > > > > Permission denied wrote 238 bytes read 42 bytes 9.49 bytes/sec > > > > total size is 189 speedup is 0.68 rsync error: > > > > partial transfer (code 23) at main.c(578) > > > > --> About to run /opt/oscar/packages/pfilter/scripts/post_install > > > > --> for pfilter > > > > (re)starting the pfilter firewall service on this server > > > > /etc/init.d/pfilter restart Restarting pfilter: > > > > > > > > [ OK ] pushing out the clients pfilter firewall configuration > > > > file . /etc/profile.d/c3.sh && cpush /etc/pfilter.conf.clients > > > > /etc/pfilter.conf [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > > > building file list ... done > > > > pfilter.conf.clients > > > > mkstemp /etc/.pfilter.conf.d9eAJR failed: Permission denied wrote > > > > 523 bytes read 90 bytes 22.29 bytes/sec total size is > > > > 852 speedup is 1.39 rsync error: partial transfer (code 23) at > > > > main.c(578) (re)starting the pfilter firewall service on > > the clients > > > > . /etc/profile.d/c3.sh && cexec /etc/init.d/pfilter restart > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s > > > > password: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Bruce Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Vincent and OSCAR friends > > > > > > --> Step 7: Running: ./post_install > > > > > > Gathering processor count from oscarnode1.oscardomain. > > > > > > Warning: Permanently added > > > > 'oscarnode1.oscardomain,192.168.20.101' > > > > > > (RSA) to > > > > > the > > > > > > Updating database for machine oscarnode1.oscardomain. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > > > > > Permission denied, please try again. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > > > > > building file list ... done > > > > > Whenever we've had this problem, it's always been due > > to incorrect > > > > > permissions on ~/.ssh/ > > > > > > > > > > It's a dumb question - but are you sure that it's u+rx and that > > > > > the authorized_keys and id_dsa.pub files are readable ? > > > > > > > > > > As for the user account password prompt - did you do a > > start_over ? > > > > > > > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > > bruce > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Bruce Becker > > > > > UCT-CERN Research Center - University of Cape Town Private Bag > > > > > RONDEBOSCH 7700 tel :(w) +27 21 650 3356 | (m) +27 82 537 > > > > 9425 | (f) > > > > > +27 21 650 3342 IM : AIM/Jabber - brucellino | Yahoo - > > > > uctbruce WEB > > > > > :http://hep.phy.uct.ac.za/~becker "Viel hilft viel" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > > > > Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE > > LinuxWorld > > > > Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. > > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Oscar-users mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
