Bug 14075 – AFS client fails to start

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

[Description John Ottander 2003-01-16 19:58:50 UTC]

Fully updated ~x86 system 


localhost default # ./afs start
 * Starting AFS services...
Failed to load AFS client, not starting AFS services.
/sbin/runscript.sh: line 141: [: Error Starting AFS client: integer expression
expected                                                                   [ !! ]
/sbin/runscript.sh: line 160: return: Error: numeric argument required
ParseCacheInfoFile: Format error in cache info file!
	2 out of 3 fields successfully parsed.
 * Error starting AFS                                                     [ !! ]
localhost default #

[Comment 1 Nick Palmer 2003-03-17 16:27:26 UTC]

I believe that this is a configuration error caused by not setting up your cacheinfo file properly. Look in /usr/vice/etc/cacheinfo. You should have a line
that reads something like:

/afs:/usr/vice/cache:956072

I am not positive that this is your problem, but I know it was a step I had to take to get things running. Really the ebuild should have a note indicating that you have to set this or a post install configure to do this for you.

Note also that afs will complain if you set this number to no more than 90% of your /usr/vice/cache disk. Also note that you need to setup your CellServeDB and ThisCell files in order to get things working right.

I hope this helps.

[Comment 2 Nick Palmer 2003-03-17 16:29:11 UTC]

Oops. The last paragraph should indicate that afs will complain if you set it to _more_ than 90% not "no more than 90%". Sorry about that.

[Comment 3 Brad Cowan (RETIRED) 2003-05-05 13:12:40 UTC]

assigning to our AFS guy, rphillips

[Comment 4 Ryan Phillips (RETIRED) 2003-06-19 12:17:05 UTC]

configuration issue I believe... If problem persists reopen this bug.