==> Regarding Re: [autofs] Autofs4 4.1.3-28 with NetApp filer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] adds:
raven> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, Jeff Moyer wrote: >> ==> Regarding Re: [autofs] Autofs4 4.1.3-28 with NetApp filer; Ian Kent >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> adds: >> raven> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005, Lever, Charles wrote: >>>> Customer of ours describes this problem: >>>> >>>>> We have several netapp boxes that we use as filers and all > of them >>>> at this site, with the exception of this one box, would unmount > for >>>> the linux workstation after the autmount timeout period. With the > >>>> implementation of autofs-4.1.3-28 this particular netapp box would not >>>> > only NOT unmount (/net mounts) after timeouts, and would not release >>>> > its ports, it would begin to actively take more ports (without any > >>>> other mounts of this netapp box taking place). Within 24 hours a >>>> linux >>>>> box can be hung by the port-taking activity of this netapp box >>>>> mounted via /net. >>>> They are running on RH 8.0, kernel 2.4.20-20.8smp. Problem did not >>>> occur with autofs-4.1.2. >>>> >>>> Does this sound familiar to anyone? >> raven> This sounds like the mount order problem we had recently. Also raven> against a Filer I think. >> raven> We can confirm this is the same problem by collecting a log with the raven> --debug option set. >> raven> I can forward a patch but Jeff may already have included it in his raven> rpm. >> raven> Lets confirm it first. >> Maybe it's just because it's Monday, but I'm not sure which patch you >> are referring to. Could you post it, and then I'll let you know if I >> have an updated RPM? ;-) >> raven> Sure thing. The patch forces the mount order to be shortest path to raven> longest regardless of the order the export list. raven> There were two patches. The second being a correction. Thanks for reposting, Ian. These slipped through the cracks. I'll get them into our version of the package. Thanks! Jeff _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
