Re: [Gluster-devel] another mailstore glusterfs issue

[Amar S. Tumballi]

Hi Jeff,
 Hope this link helps you
http://gluster.org/docs/index.php/GlusterFS_FAQ#How_do_I_checkout_the_source.3F

'tla' is the tool which manages the GNU Arch.

Regards,
Amar

On Nov 22, 2007 10:47 AM, Jeff Humes <address@hidden> wrote:

> Anand,
>
> I am looking at the arch repository (I guess) at:
> http://arch.sv.gnu.org/archives/gluster/glusterfs/glusterfs--mainline/
>
> I downloaded the base, but do I need to download ALL of the patches and
> apply them?
> I am not really sure how to build glusterfs from this.  Is there a
> document to follow, or a process?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Jeff
>
>
> Anand Avati wrote:
> > Jeff,
> >  the arch repository has been having a fix for a bug which causes such
> > behavior since a while. Can you please check if the source repository
> > version fixes your issue? The fix will be included in the next release.
> >
> > avati
> >
> > 2007/11/19, Jeff Humes <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>:
> >
> >     Anand,
> >
> >     # CLIENT:
> >     # glusterfs --version
> >     glusterfs 1.3.7 built on Nov  3 2007
> >     Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Z RESEARCH Inc. <http://www.zresearch.com>
> >
> >     # SERVER:
> >     # glusterfsd --version
> >     glusterfs 1.3.7 built on Nov  3 2007
> >     Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Z RESEARCH Inc. <http://www.zresearch.com>
> >
> >     -Jeff
> >
> >
> >     Anand Avati wrote:
> >     > Jeff,
> >     >  what is the version of glusterfs you are using?
> >     >
> >     > avati
> >     >
> >     > 2007/11/19, Jeff Humes <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     <mailto: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>>:
> >     >
> >     >     I upgraded my dovecot imap server so that I could use the
> >     >     "disable_mmap=yes" option because I was seeing errors trying
> to
> >     >     write to
> >     >     .index and some other mmap'ed files in a glusterfs mounted
> >     mailstore.
> >     >     Those errors are not showing up anymore, but I am now seeing
> >     some
> >     >     other
> >     >     (harder to troubleshoot) errors:
> >     >
> >     >     the mail client will get an email and click on it, and it
> >     will show no
> >     >     content in the message.  I look at the imap server log and
> >     see the
> >     >     following error:
> >     >     dovecot: Nov 18 20:16:56 Error: IMAP(address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>>): Maildir: Symlink
> >     >     destination doesn't exist:
> >     >     /opt/GFS/postfix/vmail/address@hidden
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>>>.org/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S
> >     >
> >     >     So I do an "ls -l" on that file:
> >     >     # ls -l /opt/GFS/postfix/vmail/jana@ bofus.org
> >     <http://bofus.org> <http://bofus.org>
> >     >     <mailto: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S
> >     >     ls: /opt/GFS/postfix/vmail/jana@ bofus.org
> >     <http://bofus.org> <http://bofus.org>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S:
> >     No
> >     >     such file or directory
> >     >     -rw-------  1 vmail vmail 9247 Nov 18 19:30
> >     >     /opt/GFS/postfix/vmail/jana@ bofus.org <http://bofus.org>
> >     <http://bofus.org <http://bofus.org>>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S
> >     >
> >     >     first it says "No such file or directory", then it lists it
> >     out.
> >     >     If I try to touch the file, it fails with no such file.  If
> >     I try to
> >     >     remove the file it fails in the same manner.
> >     >
> >     >     Here is my client mountpoint:
> >     >     glusterfs on /opt/GFS/postfix type fuse
> >     >
> >     (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,max_read=1048576)
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >     So now I login to the glusterfs server:
> >     >     I can do an successful "ls -l" on that same file above:
> >     >     # ls -l /glusterfs/knworksmail/vmail/address@hidden
> >     <http://bofus.org> <http://bofus.org>
> >     >     <mailto: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S
> >     >     -rw-------  1 15002 15002 9247 Nov 18 19:30
> >     >     /glusterfs/knworksmail/vmail/jana@ bofus.org
> >     <http://bofus.org> <http://bofus.org>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto: address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S
> >     >
> >     >     Here on the server I can move the file around:
> >     >     mv /glusterfs/knworksmail/vmail/jana@ bofus.org
> >     <http://bofus.org> <http://bofus.org>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >     >     <mailto:address@hidden
> >     <mailto:address@hidden>>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S
> >     >     /var/tmp
> >     >     - works -
> >     >
> >     >     Now if I move the file back into place, the mail client can
> then
> >     >     see it
> >     >     like it should have been able to in the first place:
> >     >     mv /var/tmp/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S
> >     >     /glusterfs/knworksmail/vmail/address@hidden
> >     <http://bofus.org> <http://bofus.org>
> >     >     <mailto: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden> <mailto:
> >     address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>>/cur/
> >     >     - client now sees it and the content -
> >     >
> >     >     This happens seemingly randomly to mail.  this did not happen
> >     >     before the
> >     >     upgrade, and does not occur if I move the mailstore to local
> >     ext3
> >     >     disk.
> >     >
> >     >     Any Ideas?  do I need to provide more information?
> >     >
> >     >     Thanks!
> >     >
> >     >     -Jeff Humes
> >     >
> >     >
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> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > --
> >     > It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into
> >     > account Hofstadter's Law.
> >     >
> >     > -- Hofstadter's Law
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into
> > account Hofstadter's Law.
> >
> > -- Hofstadter's Law
>
>
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Amar Tumballi
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