Hi Doug, You specified 'role' that means you are declaring that this server is part of a cluster. So, the server is looking to rendezvous with this companion cmsd. That cmsd is not running, apparently. Andy On Tue, 18 Oct 2011, Doug BENJAMIN wrote: > Hi, > > I am seeing this error in a stand-alone xrootd file server - > > 111018 04:14:06 30417 cms_Finder: Waiting for cms path > /var/spool/xrootd/admin/.olb/olbd.admin > > Here is the config file - > > [root@atlas8 ~]# cat /etc/xrootd/xrootd-standalone.cfg > > all.adminpath /var/spool/xrootd/admin > > oss.space public /disk/data* > > all.export /atlas r/w stage nocheck nodread > all.export /atlas/local r/w nostage nocheck nodread > > all.role server > xrd.port 1094 if exec xrootd > > xrootd.chksum max 3 adler32 /usr/bin/xrdadler32 > > xrootd.seclib /usr/lib64/libXrdSec.so > > # this specify that we use the 'unix' authentication module, additional one > can be specified. > sec.protocol /usr/lib64 unix > > # specify the sss authentication module > #sec.protocol /usr/lib64 sss -s /var/spool/xrootd/.xrd/sss.keytab -c > /var/spool/xrootd/.xrd/sss.keytab > sec.protocol /usr/lib64 sss -s /var/spool/xrootd/.xrd/sss.keytab > > # this is the authorization file > acc.authdb /etc/xrootd/auth_file > ofs.authorize > > #sec.protbind *.hep.anl.gov unix > > # Global Redirector information > all.manager meta glrd.usatlas.org:1095 > > ofs.notify closew create mkdir mv rm rmdir trunc | /usr/bin/XrdCnsd -d -D 2 > -i 90 -b atlas22.hep.anl.gov:1095:/atlas/inventory > > #frm.purge.policy * 500g 750g hold 168h > frm.xfr.copycmd in stats noalloc /etc/xrootd/new-stagein.sh $SRC $DST $CID > #frm.xfr.copycmd in stats /etc/xrootd/new-stagein.sh $SRC $DST $CID > > oss.xfr deny 10m > > cms.prep echo > cms.space min 10g 15g > > cms.allow host *.hep.anl.gov > > -------------------- > > Thanks, > > Doug Benjamin >