On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 07:31:05PM +0200, randall wrote: > Martin Fick wrote: > >--- On Tue, 9/30/08, randall <randall@songshu.org> wrote: > > > >>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 > >> > > > >Hmm, I usually make do not use the --vsroot parameter > >so I don't know how that affects things. I usually > >just let it make the vserver where the tool puts > >it normally (under /var/lib/vservers/<guest>, I believe) > >and then move/link it under the "joint" directory. > >I suppose it should work your way, I just can't vouch > >for it. > > > i tried it without as well, but thought that the double symlink might > give problems so also tried it like this, and this would save some extra > copying (if it would work) > > > >>mv /etc/vservers/web2 /VSERVERS/web2/etc/ > >>ln -s /VSERVERS/web2/etc/web2 /etc/vservers/ > >> > > > >Again, this should probably work, but it does > >add one extra directory level to the mix that I > >don't have. I usually instead make it more > >like this: > > > hate to say it, tried that as well to have it direcly under /etc and /var > >mv /etc/vservers/web2 /VSERVERS/web2 > >ln -s /VSERVERS/web2/etc /etc/vservers/web2 > > > ???? is this a typo > >At this point my suggestion would be to use the > >attribute tools to look at the status of the > >following directories: > > > >/VSERVERS/ > >/VSERVERS/web2/ > >/VSERVERS/web2/etc/ > >/VSERVERS/web2/etc/web2 > >/VSERVERS/web2/ > >/VSERVERS/web2/barrier > >/VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var > > > >to see if any of them have the barrier set on them. > >I believe that only the barrier directory should. > > > attribute tools? never heard of those, thanks for teaching a new trick. > my guess is that the barrier is the one with the B right? > in this case on /var because i added the extra directory /web2 under > var, but its 1 extra directory that shouldn't hurt > > should this one be there? > ----Bui- /VSERVERS/ > is this an old misstake from when i first tried it? > it shouldn't be cause of the init right? > obviously this is caused because of /VSERVERS/ns1 i guess, i did try the > barrier with only 1 single Vserver After doing one without and not > having any clue about attributes so the old one was probably still there. > > so if i'm not mistaking i owe you another beer or 2 > > > node1:/VSERVERS# showattr /VSERVERS/ > ----Bui- /VSERVERS/ if ns1, web, web2 and hosting are the root directories of Linux-VServer guests, then the barrier above is correct > ----bui- /VSERVERS/ns1 > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web > ----bui- /VSERVERS/hosting > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2 > node1:/VSERVERS# showattr /VSERVERS/web2/ > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/ > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/etc > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/barrier > node1:/VSERVERS# showattr /VSERVERS/web2/etc/ > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/etc/ > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/etc/web2 > node1:/VSERVERS# showattr /VSERVERS/web2/ > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/ > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/etc > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/barrier > node1:/VSERVERS# showattr /VSERVERS/web2/barrier > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/barrier > ----Bui- /VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var ~~~~ that one really looks wrong to me, unless you actually did put a guest in /VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var the rule for the barrier is quite simple, although people tend to unnecessarily complicate it: you want a barrier on /path/to/guest/.. for each guest (which usually only affects a single directory, as all guests are located in the same place, but might as well affect one directory per guest) HTH, Herbert > node1:/VSERVERS# showattr /VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var > ----Bui- /VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var > ----bui- /VSERVERS/web2/barrier/var/web2 > > > > > > > > >-Martin > > > > > > > > > >