Re: [9fans] how to build a file server?

["Gabriel Diaz" <gabidiaz@gmail.com>]

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Hello

the listen command you see should be run from the fossil console i think,
see fossilcons(8)

you can configure fossil using fossil/conf to run the listen command on each
boot

something like:
% fossil/conf /dev/sdC0 > flproto
add listen command to flproto
% cat flproto | fossil/conf -w /dev/sdC0

check the fossil man pages for the correct syntax.

slds.

gabi


On 1/9/07, Alberto Cortés <alcortes@it.uc3m.es> wrote:
>
> I have a cpu/auth/fs server configured as the Wiki
> ("Configuring_a_Standalone_CPU_Server") suggests. I have created
> some test user accounts.
>
> I also have an standalone terminal (with its own fossil).
>
> I can cpu from the terminal to the server (as any user).
> I can drawterm to the server (as any user).
>
> My problem(s):
> I can not boot the terminal with the server as fs and auth:
> (boot: can't connect to file server: connection timed out)
> Also, I can not 9fs to the server.
>
>
>
> Running "snoopy" and "netstat -n" on the server I have discovered
> that my server is not a fs server at all. There is nobody
> listening at tcp 564.
>
> /rc/bin/service/!tcp564 launch exportfs which I belive is not
> authenticated: if I rename /rc/bin/service/!tcp564 to
> /rc/bin/service/tcp564 and reboot the server, my problem is
> gone, I can 9fs to it and boot the terminal with the server
> as fs and auth. But the user is not asked for a password when
> booting :(.
>
> Searching 9fans archive I have read that:
>
>    disk/kfscmd 'listen tcp!*!564'
>
> is this solutions to all my problems.
>
> Also on the wiki (Setting_up_fossil) says:
>
>    If you want to serve the network you can run the commands
>
>        listen tcp!*!9fs
>        listen il!*!9fs
>
>
> but there are some things in kfscmd manpage that I don't fully
> ubnderstands and prevent me from using the "disk/kfscmd" solution:
>
>    listen [address]
>
>        [...]
>        This feature is intended to facilitate small
>        networks of a couple machines in the situation when
>        convenience is more important than performance. This
>        command is only useful on machines with (possibly
>        simulated) NVRAM, which needs to be readable to the kfs
>        processes; see readnvram in authsrv(2). The production
>        file server (see fs(4)) is strongly encouraged for
>        anything more than casual use.
>        [...]
>
> So, how do I properly build a file server?
>
>
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