Brieseneck, Arne, VF-Group wrote: > it is high likely that anybody already knows this error and knows how to > fix it: > > ---snip--- > [root@box1 ~]# /etc/init.d/cman start > Starting cluster: > Loading modules... done > Mounting configfs... done > Starting ccsd... done > Starting cman... failed > cman not started: Can't bind to local cman socket /usr/sbin/cman_tool: > aisexec daemon didn't start > [FAILED] > [root@box1 ~]# It means that cman could not create the local socket in /var/run for communication with the cluster clients. cman tries to create /var/run/cman_client & /var/run/cman_admin - things like cman_tool/groupd/ccsd etc talk to cman over this link. If it can't be created then its not much use. Check /var/run is writable and able to hold Unix domain sockets. -- Patrick Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 ITE, UK. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903 -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster