vservers

[dgbaker]

I ran the install, rebooted, logged into port 2090 I see the following error;

/usr/sbin/vserver-stat: unable to switch in context security #1

Any Idea?

 

[bdraco]

[quote:e322096ab2][i:e322096ab2]Originally posted by dgbaker[/i:e322096ab2]

I ran the install, rebooted, logged into port 2090 I see the following error;

/usr/sbin/vserver-stat: unable to switch in context security #1

Any Idea?[/quote:e322096ab2]

You aren't booted into the ctx kernel

 

[dgbaker]

I thought this is all that needed to be done to boot with the new kernel?

Modified grub.conf with
root (hd0,0)
#kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-3 ro root=/dev/sda6
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20ctx-16 ro root=/dev/sda6
initrd /initrd-2.4.18-3.img

 

[dgbaker]

I'd love to that but server is currently foobar'd. Did not come back after reboot. Working on it now. I'll let you know the answer when I get the server back online.

 

[dgbaker]

Even with lilo.conf modified, uname -a still shows old kernel, system has been rebooted. No change, any thoughts? Here is what my lilo.conf looks like.

prompt
timeout=50
default=linux
boot=/dev/sda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
message=/boot/message
linear

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20ctx-16
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-3.img
read-only
root=/dev/sda6

 

[dgbaker]

[quote:7164d3377d][i:7164d3377d]Originally posted by thaphantom[/i:7164d3377d]

did you run /sbin/lilo ?[/quote:7164d3377d]

Yes I ran lilo
Added linux *

 

[dgbaker]

My NOC is looking at it now as server won't boot that kernel.

And yes I agree I should have added it as a second entry.

 

[dgbaker]

Thanks, thaphantom;

The noc is working to correct it now. Any other advise? I should have known better on this one

 

[dgbaker]

That one I knew

Could you clarify a bit though the &unpartioned& part?

I've removed one partition and wrote it out.
Do I let vserver recreate it or do I do it through fdisk first?

Thanks

 

[dgbaker]

Thanks,

Do you if there are plans for this to be able to convert an existing cpanel server? Meaning, if you have a site with x amount of clients will it be able to convert them automatically or is it as the document stats, that is should be a clean server.

 

[dgbaker]

Well, so much for that, server will not boot with the vserver kernel. I had the NOC do the lilo setup and still the server boots to the old kernel.

 

[Website Rob]

Perhaps a MBR problem?

 

[dgbaker]

How can I tell if it is an MBR problem?

 

[Website Rob]

Unfortunately I don't know Linux well enough to give details, although I do know, like Windows, it has it's problems at times with MBR.

In Windows for example, all you have to do is to refresh the MBR, by running FDISK with the UNDOCUMENTED /MBR switch (repairs a boot sector by overwriting it with a fresh copy), on the old drive.

FDISK /MBR C:

The boot record (MBR) will be refreshed without reformatting the drive! A reboot is required.

Change the drive letter for which partition is to be checked. Usually (on Windows) it is only the C: or boot drive, that one needs to be concerned with.

Seems to be a bit more of a problem with Linux as, according to this page, all partition information is wiped which is not how it works with Windows.

http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue63/okopnik.html

 

[shaun]

dgbaker: Paste me your old grub.conf or lilo.conf file...

 

[dgbaker]

Thanks Shaun, but that server is going to get overhauled, we found that we have extensive library problems on it as well. As I was saying in another post, this box is at the point where we cannot even get something simple as gcc to compile properly.

I will work on this again, when the server is rebuilt. Unfortunatly it was my only spare box, and I really don't want to screw with my boxes that have customers on them.

I will post again when I try again.

Thanks guys for the support as always it is appreciated.

 

[shaun]

dont try this on a production box!!!!

 

[dgbaker]

That I will not do, no worry there.

 

[AlaskanWolf]

Bugs:

1. &No group specified&
2. &vservers must be allocated at least 1 gig of space& ... i put in 1500

cant get past these, other then that, install went pretty good

 

[mrprez]

Is there some information about this feature somewhere? I am interested in learning more. IF I start with a clean box and implement this, can I add new vservers as I need them? Or do I have to set them up from the start?