In my original message I stated
> We are using a couple of DEC Alphas running DU 4.0b as home directory servers
> for most of our users. These directories are accessed from a number of
> different systems. Other Unix boxes, DOS/Win 3.1 PCs running PC-NFS and Windows
> NT PCs running Hummingbird NFS Maestro. We have had this situation for a while
> now with no problems, but in the last couple of weeks we have been getting
> severe problems. When an NT machine attempts to mount a directory from one of
> the Alphas the mount request hangs. Nothing obviously appears wrong on the
> Alpha server and it responds to other mount requests (e.g. from Unix boxes)
> with no problems. Rebooting the Alpha clears the problem and all the NT boxes
> connect fine, for a while. So far the second Alpha has not shown this problem,
> although it is serving a smaller number of users, so it may be load related.
> Attempts to fix the problem by killing and restarting various daemons does not
> help, and in fact one daemon (nfsd) just will not die, so we can't even do a
> clean shutdown and have to end up hitting the reset switch. We have downloaded
> the latest patch kit and installed all the patches but it hasn't helped.
>
> I am aware that this could be an NT or NFS Maestro problem and will be in touch
> with the appropriate people about that. However I wondered if anyone else has
> come across something similar and could make any suggestions, especially about
> the unkillable nfsd.
Unfortunately I spoke too soon when I said that the second Alpha had not shown
this problem. It now has :-(
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Hugh M. Conner
Computing & Electrical Eng.
Heriot-Watt University
hmc_at_cee.hw.ac.uk
Received on Mon Oct 19 1998 - 15:00:27 NZDT