Hi Chris, I just checked this with the latest version (well, the CVS head but it should correspond to the prod version) and the problem does not occur. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brew, CAJ (Chris)" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:33 AM Subject: Problem with mig/nomig export options > Hi, > > I'm trying to set up some new systems which are going ro server out two > namespaces: > > /store which will be read only and stagable from tape > /prod which will be read/write and not backed by tape > > I've created the two directories under the localroot and set the > following options in the xrootd.cf file: > > #OLB Configuration > olb.path s /store > olb.path rw /prod > > #OSS Configuration > oss.localroot /stage/xrootd-data1/kanga > oss.path /store r/o mig inplace > oss.path /prod r/w nomig nostage nodread > oss.mssgwcmd /opt/xrootd/ads/MSSGet.pl > oss.stagecmd |/opt/xrootd/utils/mps_prep > > However if I try to write to /prod using xrdcp I get the following > error: > > Error accessing path/file for > root://gdss102.gridpp.rl.ac.uk//prod/test/gdss102-1.01.root > > With the following error in xrdlog: > > 070731 15:30:21 541 XrootdXeq: brew.24131:17@lcgui0360 login > Failed to get path for /prod/test/gdss102-1.01.root at > /opt/xrootd/ads/MSSGet.pl line 23 > Couldn't stat file /prod/test/gdss102-1.01.root at > /opt/xrootd/ads/MSSGet.pl line 28. > 070731 15:30:21 541 oss_XrdOssMSS_Xeq: Unable to execute statx; > operation not permitted > 070731 15:30:21 541 ofs_open: brew.24131:17@lcgui0360 Unable to create > /prod/test/gdss102-1.01.root; Operation not permitted > 070731 15:30:21 541 XrootdXeq: brew.24131:17@lcgui0360 disc 0:00:00 > > Which looks like it's trying to talk to the MSS to ask whether it can > place the file. > > The if I look at the log file from xrootd starting I see: > > oss.path /prod r/w check nodread mig nomkeep nomlock nommap norcreate > nostage > ----------------------------------^^^ > > So even though I specified nomig in the config file it's actually > setting the mig option. > > If I comment out the oss.mssgwcmd and oss.stagecmd options then the > /prod area works as expected but obviously staging to the /store area > fails. > > Is this a bug or is there a work around to let me have writable but not > migratable and stagable areas on the same server. > > Thanks, > Chris > > P.s. I tried replacing oss.path with oss.export but it didn't make any > difference. > > > >