[auton-users] AFS on lop*

[Jacob Joseph]

Dan Pelleg wrote:
> Jacob Joseph writes:
>  > After discovering a major bug with respect to failed writes to AFS on 
>  > the Opterons, I have fixed the afflicted machines and taken the 
>  > opportunity to install on the rest.  AFS is now functional on ALL of the 
>  > lops.  Please let me know if you notice anything out of the ordinary.
>  > 
>  > Thanks,
>  > -Jacob
>  > 
> 
> I seem to have lost my kerberos tokens in the middle of a cvs update. I
> logged in and did a klog. Then I did a "cvs up" in one directory, which
> went well. Then in another directory. A few files updated ok, then I got
> this:
> 
> cvs [update aborted]: cannot close history file: /mnt/BigPapa/home/dpelleg/g/cvsroot/CVSROOT/history: Permission denied
> cvs update: failed to remove lock /afs/cs/project/learn/group/cvsroot/dset/#cvs.rfl.lop2.autonlab.org.12400: Permission denied
> 
> 
> I wasn't able to fs la that directory from lop2 ("permission denied"). I
> was, however, able to do so from another (facilitized) machine holding the
> same credentials.
> 
> I did another "klog" on lop2 and then another cvs up, which succeeded.
> 
> Looks like a nasty cache or kerberos problem; in the meantime, if you get
> this, you should try again after a "klog".

Dan, this is the "major bug".  Paul has reserved lop2, preventing user 
access, and no-one but us admins has access.  It will be fixed like the 
others as soon as Paul is done.  He does not need AFS in the meantime.

-Jacob