Re: [Gluster-devel] error message=> glusterfs: could not open specfile

[Jacques Mattheij]

hello once more,

Another way to look at this problem is that the error message
glusterfs outputs is mildly misleading, it complains it can not
open the specfile even when none is specified.

If the '-f' and the '-s' options are mutually exclusive then
the program should probably not complain about a missing spec
file when '-s' is used, but just about other option(s) that
would allow it to complete  the operation.

It does handle the case where both are specified correctly
(it says the options are mutually exclusive).

 Jacques

Paul Jochum wrote:
> whitelistentry: zresearch
> Hi Jacques:
>
>    Thank you, but I don't think that using the -f and -s on the same 
> line are correct.  I receive the error message when I try this:
> /usr/local/sbin/glusterfs -f /etc/glusterfs/glusterfs-client.vol -s 
> 192.168.1.225 /mnt/point
> glusterfs: -f | --spec-file option cannot be combined with -s | --server 
> option
>
> But, it did help me to find the problem.  I thought that the spec file 
> that the client was trying to find, would be the server's spec file 
> (which seems like an obvious error now).  So, to help future readers:
> 1) use the -s option on the client's glusterfs command if you client 
> volume's spec file is located on the server
> 2) use the -f option on the client's glusterfs command if you client 
> volume's spec file is located on the client itself.
>
> Thanks again to Anand  and Jacques for looking at this.
>
> Paul Jochum
>
>
> Jacques Mattheij wrote:
>
> > hey Paul,
> >
> > It looks to me like you should use the
> >
> >   -f pathtoyourvolumespec/yourspecfile.vol
> >
> > option on the command line.  I tried it here without that
> > and it tells me the same thing as you report (could not
> > open specfile).
> >
> > something like:
> >
> > /usr/local/sbin/glusterfs -f /etc/glusterfs/client.vol -s 
> > 192.168.1.225 /mnt/point
> >
> > replace the '/etc/glusterfs/client.vol' with your location of
> > the client spec file.
> >
> >   best regards,
> >
> >     Jacques
> >
> > Paul Jochum wrote:
> >
> > > whitelistentry: zresearch
> > > Hi Anand:
> > >
> > > Thank you for looking at this.
> > >
> > > *Spec file for Server:*
> > > volume brick
> > >  type storage/posix                   # POSIX FS translator
> > >  option directory /home/export        # Export this directory
> > > end-volume
> > > volume server
> > >  type protocol/server
> > >  option transport-type tcp/server     # For TCP/IP transport
> > >  subvolumes brick
> > >  option auth.ip.brick.allow * # Allow access to "brick" volume
> > > end-volume
> > >
> > > *Spec file for Client:
> > > *volume client
> > >  type protocol/client
> > >  option transport-type tcp/client     # for TCP/IP transport
> > >  option remote-host 192.168.1.225     # IP address of the remote brick*
> > > * option remote-subvolume brick        # name of the remote volume
> > > end-volume
> > > *
> > > Commands used to start glusterfs on the Server:
> > > */usr/local/sbin/glusterfsd*
> > > *
> > > *Command used to start glusterfs on the Client:*
> > > /usr/local/sbin/glusterfs -s 192.168.1.225 /mnt/point
> > >
> > > (I tried to follow the "Getting Started with GlusterFS" document from 
> > > the wiki as close as possible)
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Paul Jochum
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Anand Avati wrote:
> > >
> > > > Paul,
> > > >  can you please post your volume spec files and the command line 
> > > > with which you are trying to start glusterfs?
> > > >
> > > > avati
> > > >
> > > > 2007/9/7, Paul Jochum < address@hidden 
> > > > <mailto:address@hidden>>:
> > > >
> > > >     Hi all:
> > > >
> > > >         I am trying out glusterfs 1.3.1 (from the download page), 
> > > > for the
> > > >     first time.  It compiled and installed fine.  I am running a simple
> > > >     configuration of one client and one brick, using the supplied 
> > > > example
> > > >     /etc/glusterfs vol files (just changed the address in the client's
> > > >     vol
> > > >     file), and seems to run on the server.  When I try to run it on the
> > > >     client, it immediately fails with the message:
> > > >     glusterfs: could not open specfile
> > > >
> > > >         On the client's log file, I am seeing:
> > > >     2007-09-06 23:15:04 E [ 
> > > > protocol.c:253:gf_block_unserialize_transport]
> > > >     trans: EOF from peer (192.168.1.225:6996 
> > > > <http://192.168.1.225:6996>)
> > > >
> > > >         On the server's log file, I am seeing:
> > > >     2007-09-06 23:14:39 C [tcp.c:81:tcp_disconnect] server: connection
> > > >     disconnected
> > > >     2007-09-06 23:14:39 E [server-protocol.c:197:generic_reply] server:
> > > >     transport_writev failed
> > > >
> > > >         I can ping, and ssh between the two hosts.  I have disabled
> > > >     iptables
> > > >     and ip6tables on the server and client.
> > > >         So, I assume that I am missing something basic here, but don't
> > > >     know
> > > >     where to start looking.  Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > >     thanks,
> > > >
> > > >     Paul Jochum
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into 
> > > > account Hofstadter's Law.
> > > >
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