From: Vincent Randal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thu 04/11/2004 4:21 PM
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,
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
> > > > >
> > > > >
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