http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=657

Summary: xm create fails with "Error: (2, 'No such file or directory')" Product: Xen Version: 3.0.2 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: critical Priority: P1 Component: Tools AssignedTo: xen-...@lists.xensource.com ReportedBy: bri...@yahoo.com

# xm create -c /etc/xen/vm01-config.sxp Using config file "/etc/xen/vm01-config.sxp". Error: (2, 'No such file or directory')

# strace xm create -c /etc/xen/vm01-config.sxp 2>&1 | tail -20 socket(PF_FILE, SOCK_STREAM, 0) = 3 rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_IGN}, 8) = 0 connect(3, {sa_family=AF_FILE, path="/var/run/xend/xmlrpc.sock"}, 27) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat64("/usr/lib/python/xen/xm/signal", 0xbfbcacb0) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/python/xen/xm/signal.so", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/python/xen/xm/signalmodule.so", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/python/xen/xm/signal.py", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/python/xen/xm/signal.pyc", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT (Nosuch file or directory) write(2, "Error:", 6Error:) = 6 write(2, " ", 1 ) = 1 write(2, "(2, \'No such file or directory\')", 32(2, 'No such file or directory')) = 32 write(2, "\n", 1 ) = 1 close(3) = 0 write(1, "Using config file \"/etc/xen/vm01"..., 46Using config file "/etc/xen/vm01-config.sxp". ) = 46 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, NULL, {0xb7f68f10, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, NULL, 8) = 0 munmap(0xb7dd2000, 4096) = 0 exit_group(1) = ?

# ls -al /usr/lib/python/xen/xm/ total 240 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 15:08 . drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 May 24 15:08 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 13 19:48 __init__.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 114 May 24 15:08 __init__.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1064 Apr 13 19:48 console.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 485 May 24 15:08 console.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30697 Apr 13 19:48 create.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34209 May 24 15:08 create.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3242 Apr 13 19:48 help.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3682 May 24 15:08 help.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33007 Apr 13 19:48 main.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41494 May 24 15:08 main.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2074 Apr 13 19:48 migrate.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1725 May 18 18:32 migrate.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14854 Apr 13 19:48 opts.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19998 May 24 15:08 opts.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3263 Apr 13 19:48 shutdown.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3531 May 18 18:32 shutdown.pyc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 701 Apr 13 19:48 sysrq.py -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1104 May 18 18:32 sysrq.pyc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 18 18:32 tests

# cat /etc/xen/vm01-config.sxp name="vm01" kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-xenU" root="/dev/hda1" memory=128 disk=['file:/var/vserver/images/vm01.img,hda1,w','file:/var/vserver/images/vm01- swap.img,hda2,w']

# network vif=[ '' ] dhcp="off" ip="192.168.0.101" netmask="255.255.255.0" gateway="192.168.0.1" hostname="vm01"

extra="3" #

Additional infos: Both file system images and guest kernel image exist. All tools per make installed. Kernel built from vanilla 2.6.16 source. Debian 3.1.