Coda File System

Re: 4.6.5-1 rpm on RH 5.1...disconnected mode doesn't work

From: Peter J. Braam <braam_at_cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:25:15 -0400 (EDT)
Hoarding is only supported for replicated volumes.  Your volume number
shows that you have made an ordinary RW volume.  Make a replicated volume,
replicated on just a single server, and then hoard will work.

Peter 

On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Michael D. Ivey wrote:

> I'm having some trouble getting started with coda.  Both boxes are RH5.1
> running 2.0.35.  I've installed the coda-debug-*-4.6.5-1 rpms, and set
> up the server, etc.  Everything seems fine...but, if as a normal user I
> do 'hoard list' I get:
> 
>     [ivey_at_mowgli ivey]$ hoard list
>     coda_pioctl: Venus returns: 13 for (0x1000001 ,0x1       ,0x1       )
>     coda_pioctl: upcall returns: 13
>     pioctl:List(-1, /usr/coda/tmp/a00442, 500): No such file or directory
> 
> and other similar errors when doing other hoard commands.  So, I made
> sure hoard was suid, like I read somewhere, and tried again...same
> thing.  As root, hoard [list|clear] etc work.
> 
> I then made a hoard file for root (I also tried the hoard commands by hand,
> same results) which loaded, and 'hoard list' showed all the files...but
> 'cfs disconnect' (or 'ifdown eth0') both let me see the files for about
> 3 minutes, and then they go away.  
> 
> What am I doing wrong?  
> 
> Also, can venus start in disconnected mode, or do I have to leave the laptop
> on all weekend, while I'm hoarding?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> /mdi
> 
> -- 
> Michael D. Ivey, RHCE  <ivey_at_realminfo.com>
> Senior Technical Manager, REALM Information Technologies 
> http://www.realminfo.com/
> (770) 446-1332 x 114
> 
Received on 1998-09-10 09:29:57