login hanging

[Dennis Handly]

>The .sh_history file gets created by default.

Hmm, I wasn't aware there was a file based default.

>RPC lock daemons should be doing whatever the default is.

The problem is they get tired and stop working correctly and hang.  ;-)

>users have the same problem unless the histfile is redirected to local filesystem.

As expected if the RPC lock demons aren't working.

>Who is Dave?

Dave Olker

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3154

[jerrym]

I've had to restart them in the past before. But I restarted them on this box already.

nfs.server, client stop/start

But I did not restart them on the nfs server. It would cause an outag I'm sure.

[Dennis Handly]

>I've had to restart them in the past before.

That's using a hammer, you need a scalpel:

1) Kill rpc.statd and rpc.lockd ON BOTH SYSTEMS.
        $ ps -ef | grep rpc.lockd
        $ kill <rpc.lockd pid>
        $ ps -ef | grep rpc.statd
        $ kill <rpc.statd pid>

2) Remove all entries in /etc/sm and /etc/sm.bak ON BOTH SYSTEMS.
        $ rm -r /var/statmon/sm /var/statmon/sm.bak

3) Restart rpc.statd (first), then rpc.lockd, on both systems:
        $ /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
        $ /usr/sbin/rpc.lockd

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/LVM-and-VxVM/korn-shell-hangs-while-using-NFS-home/m-p/2617417/highlight/true#M5691

[jerrym · Accepted solution]

Dennis. YOU ARE THE MAN!!!   It worked.  No more hangs. It took two logins to finally clear but

then it stopped hanging.

Thank you soo much for not giving up on me. It was really starting to bother me that users may

start logging in and getting hung sessions. 

I will remember this behavior with rpc.

[Dennis Handly]

>Thank you so much for not giving up on me.

Unfortunately I've had decades of experience with this RPC hang and my shared history file.  :-(