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IV07440: CHFS COMMAND FAILS, MISTAKENLY REPORTS FS IS READ-ONLY. APPLIES TO AIX 6100-07

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Ths chfs command fails to change the J2 file system:
    # chfs -a freeze=10 /u01/ist13/ist13inst
    chfs: getvfsfromdev: Read-only file system
    
    Customer J2 file system is not read-only:
    # mount | grep ist13inst
    /dev/ist13instlv /u01/ist13/ist13inst jfs2   Jan 24
    09:50 rw,log=INLINE
    
    The file system major device number is 88:
    # ls -al /dev/ist13instlv
    brw-rw----    1 ist13    dba          88,  1 Jan 24
    09:50 /dev/ist13instlv
    
    There is also a NFS file system mounted read-only,
    mounted before the J2 file system:
    # mount | grep nfs
    host1  /install         /install         nfs3
    Jan 11 21:08 ro,bg,hard,intr,sec=sys
    

Local fix

  • Unmounting and remounting the NFS file system will
    move its entry past the J2 file system entry and
    will fix the problem.  In the longer term, all
    file systems in that volume group should be
    unmounted, a new volume group should be created,
    and the file system(s) should be copied to the
    new volume group using the cplv command.  The old
    volume group can not be deleted and the old file
    systems should not be mounted; the new file systems
    should be used instead.
    

Problem summary

  • chfs command fails, mistakenly reports FS as read-only.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Modified nfs client code to generate a major device number,
    instead of using a fixed major device no.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV07440

  • Reported component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Reported component ID

    5765G6200

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2011-09-07

  • Closed date

    2011-09-07

  • Last modified date

    2013-02-26

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IZ96512

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    IV18476 U852058 IV21936 IV22544

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G6200

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY U852058

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Document Information

Modified date:
26 February 2013