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Title
rpcbind.socket failed to listen on sockets: Address family not supported by protocol -
Description
QoreStor fails to start,system --showreturnssystem --show
System Name : qs1
Current Time : Thu Nov 5 10:33:56 2020 GMT
System ID : 3ADB104202F3A2A643B0ACC7AD9FB86A
Product Name : QORESTOR
Version : 6.1.0
Build : 840
Repository location : /qsoca/ocaroot
Metadata location : /qsmeta/qs_metadata
Dictionary type : Cloud-Optimized
System State : Stopped
/var/log/messages contains the following line
rpcbind.socket failed to listen on sockets: Address family not supported by protocol -
Cause
rpcbind service fails to start if IPv6 is disabled
For more details, please consult the following article from RedHat
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2798411 -
Resolution
- Create a backup of /etc/sysctl.conf
cp /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.conf.bak
- Open sysctl.conf with vi
vi /etc/sysctl.conf
- Comment the lines
net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1andnet.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1Before:
net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
After:
# net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
# net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
- Save the changes and exit vi
- Run
rebootto restart the server
- Run
watch system --showto monitor QoreStor (press Ctrl+C to exit)
- Once the status below shows in the output, QoreStor is operational and backups can be restarted
System State : Operational Mode
Reason : Filesystem is fully operational for I/O.
- Create a backup of /etc/sysctl.conf