Martin Fick wrote: > --- On Tue, 9/30/08, randall <randall@songshu.org> wrote: > > >> but its not like it ever worked, its a fresh install of >> debian lenny with the debian vserver-kernel and utils >> from the repo, >> > > OK, perhaps I have not been following your problem, > what specifically never worked? It sounded like you > were asking if something had changed to make things > start failing? > apologies for the confusion, but i assumed it to at least have worked in debian Etch since that was described as a working solution and i am using Lenny at the moment. should still try on Etch to see if i can duplicate the error i might be making here........ or if its a new thing. > > >> i tried the barrier approach as described from the >> start but no luck, i will test to see if it works >> with etch when i get my hands on a box. >> > > Could you describe your layout exactly? If it > ever worked (and how was it laid out then), > and what the exact layout changes were that > caused it to fail. > > Sorry, if you already mentioned all this stuff > and I missed it, sometimes with email chopping and > my sloppy reading, I miss these things, > > -Martin > the layout is 1 drbd block device with lvm partitions on top. i have tried different variations but at least i can confirm that below (just tried it) gives the rlimits error. lvcreate -L5000 -n web2 drbdvg1 mkfs.ext3 /dev/drbdvg1/web2 mkdir -p /VSERVERS/web2/etc mkdir -p /VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var newvserver --vsroot /VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var --hostname web2 --domain unitedmembers.com --ip 212.123.250.128/24 --dist etch --mirror http://212.123.250.81:3142/debian.apt-get.eu/debian --interface eth0 mv /etc/vservers/web2 /VSERVERS/web2/etc/ ln -s /VSERVERS/web2/etc/web2 /etc/vservers/