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 <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>: > > 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 <jeff@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxx>>: > > > > 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(jana@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx> > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>): Maildir: Symlink > > destination doesn't exist: > > /opt/GFS/postfix/vmail/jana@bofus > > <mailto:jana@bofus > > <mailto:jana@bofus>>.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> > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S > > ls: /opt/GFS/postfix/vmail/jana@xxxxxxxxx <http://bofus.org> > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>/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> > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>/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/jana@xxxxxxxxx < > http://bofus.org> > > <mailto: jana@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>/cur/1195435820.V13Iaad099.asknmapr01:2,S > > -rw------- 1 15002 15002 9247 Nov 18 19:30 > > /glusterfs/knworksmail/vmail/jana@xxxxxxxxx <http://bofus.org> > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>/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> > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>/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/jana@xxxxxxxxx <http://bofus.org> > > <mailto: jana@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxx>>/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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gluster-devel mailing list > > Gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxx> > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-devel > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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
