Follow-up Comment #4, bug #86870 (project xrootd): Hi Wei, Here is what is seen in the system log file - Sep 19 04:13:25 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: stat(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/stomp.log.conf) failed (conne ction timeout) Sep 19 04:14:36 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: stat(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/mc11_valid.113642.Pythia8Jets J7.recon.log.e789_a124_tid365181_00) failed (connection timeout) Sep 19 04:14:43 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: opendir(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/mc11_valid.113642.Pythia8J etsJ7.recon.log.e789_a124_tid365181_00) failed (connection timeout) Sep 19 04:20:15 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: stat(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/stomp.log.conf) failed (conne ction timeout) Sep 19 04:20:31 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: opendir(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/mc11_valid.113642.Pythia8J etsJ7.recon.log.e789_a124_tid365181_00) failed (connection timeout) Sep 19 04:20:55 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: stat(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/dq2-li) failed (connection ti meout) Sep 19 04:21:00 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: stat(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/dq2-list-) failed (connection timeout) Sep 19 04:21:05 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: stat(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/dq2-list-) failed (connection timeout) Sep 19 04:21:10 titan XrootdFS[1297]: WARNING: stat(root://172.30.49.12:1094//atlas/common/dq2-list-accounting) failed ( connection timeout) I see stat and opendir failures. When there is a connection time out can more precise information be but into the system log file and a more precise error message sent to the user. The user should be told that connection timeout error is due to xrootdfs. Thanks, Doug _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.cern.ch/bugs/?86870> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by LCG Savannah http://savannah.cern.ch/