middleware talk:Glite

From Dgiref

trouble:

periodically removed the user accounts home directories

identification:

the problematic cronjob

/etc/cron.d/cleanup-grid-accounts

should be disabled.

solution:

This cronjob creates logfiles:

/var/log/cleanup-grid-accounts.log*

and its action can be controlled with the

/opt/lcg/etc/cleanup-grid-accounts.conf

The recommended solution is to completely disable that cronjob in the gLite CE. Please be aware that:

cronjob entry will be recreated by YAIM if you reconfigure your node! (see /opt/glite/yaim/functions/config_users)
if you installed the *cluster nodes* (ie, WNs) gLite software by using RPMs instead of the tarball package, then all the WNs will also be affected and running those cleanup cronjobs.

trouble:

the maui client do not connect to the maui server. For example

showq

ERROR: lost connection to server ERROR: cannot request service (status))

identification: There is the key exchange problem between server & client

solution: please see https://iwrdgus.fzk.de/ws/ticket_info.php?ticket=1040