On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 12:45:55PM +0100, Jens Holze wrote:
> 2006/1/13, Jens Holze <yodahome@googlemail.com>:
> > 2006/1/11, Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>:
> > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 04:03:58PM +0100, Jens Holze wrote:
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > I updated VServer from 2.00 to 2.01 by patching a new 2.6.14.4-kernel
> > > > and installing the utils (209) from self-build rpms on Fedora Core 4.
> > >
> > > maybe the installation of your 'self built' utils is a
> > > little incomplete ... I'd try with the source tar, and
> > > after a proper configuration (to get your pathes right)
> > > do the 'make install' and 'make install-distribution'
> >
> > I erased the rpms and installed from source (with the prefix=/).
> > Everything is in place now, save_ctxinfo in /lib/util-vserver/ .
> >
> > > > Everything worked prior to that but since then I can't manage to start
> > > > any debian-based Vservers. I thought something with the kernel went
> > > > wrong so I build it anew but that didn't solve anything.
> > > > When trying to start a vserver I get:
> > > >
> > > > // RTNETLINK answers: File exists
> > >
> > > this means that the 'configured' IP(s) already exists,
> > > maybe with a different netmask/prefix, check with
> > > 'ip addr ls' and remove the 'offending' IP(s)
> > >
> >
> > Yeah I know, this one is not the problem, I just took existing
> > settings and made a new server from it hoping that would eliminate the
> > save_ctxinfo problem...
> >
> > > > // save_ctxinfo: execv(): No such file or directory
> > >
> > > this very much looks like the save_ctxinfo is failing
> > > possible reasons could be:
> > >
> > > - /lib/util-vserver/save_ctxinfo (or wherever it is
> > > on your distro) is not executable or missing
> > > - /etc/vservers/.defaults/run.rev is not pointing
> > > to a valid directory to store the info
> > > - the directory /var/run/vservers.rev is not writeable
> > > or does not exist
> > >
> >
> > I thought so but: save_ctxinfo is at the exact location and
> > executable... /run.rev is there and pointing to /var/run/vservers.rev
> > which exists and is writeable (there are directories inside for the
> > fedora vservers which are running!). It must be something special that
> > is done in debian vservers which doesn't happen with fedora core
> > vservers?!
> > Also, I wonder where the vserver starting script looks for this file,
> > is it possible that I have to edit any config file? I mean it's in the
> > same directory so why doesn't he find it?
> >
> > > > // An error occured while executing the vserver startup sequence; when
> > > > // there are no other messages, it is very likely that the init-script
> > > > // (/etc/init.d/rc 3) failed.
> > > > //
> > > > // Common causes are:
> > > > // * /etc/rc.d/rc on Fedora Core 1 and RH9 fails always; the 'apt-rpm' build
> > > > // method knows how to deal with this, but on existing installations,
> > > > // appending 'true' to this file will help.
> > > > //
> > > > // Failed to start vserver 'debian_two'
> > > >
> > > > The common causes don't really help and I can't think of anything
> > > > else. I even build an all new debian vserver but even this one doesn't
> > > > boot. Other (Fedora-based) vservers do work perfectly. Any help would
> > > > be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > yes, well, to explain all kinds of errors in a tool
> > > of this complexity is almost impossible ...
> >
> > Of course it is, it's just that its obviously a different problem as
> > far as I get it.
> >
> > Jens
> > > HTH,
> > > Herbert
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Jens
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> > >
>
> Hi!
>
> I had an intense look at the installation since obviously something
> must have gone wrong there (as you pointed out, too). I checked for
> vprocunhide being in place and executed (which is the case) and then
> ran the testme.sh once more where I first got an error with chcontext
> in /usr/sbin/chcontext. There should be no such file since I erased
> those with rpm and then installed from source to
> /(etc,lib/util-verser,sbin). That drew my attention to the fact that
> obviously some files of the prior rpm installation remained on the
> system and I wondered whether that causes the problem (allthough I
> still wonder why it only happens with debian based vservers). After I
> deleted the redundant chcontext the testme.sh found no error at all.
> Then I deleted /usr/sbin/vserver presuming that /sbin/vserver should
> be used. However, the problem remained, the servers fail to boot while
> directories for their context are created under /var/run/vservers.rev
> and the run files do point to the respective files in
> /var/run/vservers as if the servers actually were running. Maybe he's
> looking for the save_ctxinfo in all the wrong places?
> I'm sure it's just some really stupid tweak I simply couldn't think of
> yet. Any other suggestions?
could you provide the output of 'vserver-info - SYSINFO'
and the results from the testme.sh run ?
TIA,
Herbert
> Thanks
>
> Jens
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