From 5ef8e8c1cfaeec938fd4f223c7c8d1318e175f2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Konrad Bucheli Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2022 15:36:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] what to do when yfs kernel module fails to load --- admin-guide/troubleshooting/deployment.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/admin-guide/troubleshooting/deployment.rst b/admin-guide/troubleshooting/deployment.rst index d36d820e..29fca094 100644 --- a/admin-guide/troubleshooting/deployment.rst +++ b/admin-guide/troubleshooting/deployment.rst @@ -97,3 +97,16 @@ If the AD join seams to be broken (failed logins, etc.), then the node can be au - remove ``/etc/krb5.keytab`` - run puppet, e.g. with ``puppet agent --test`` + + +Cannot Load YFS Kernel Module +============================= + +If the ``yfs-client`` does not start due to "key not available" :: + + Sep 02 13:21:34 pc12661.psi.ch systemd[1]: Starting AuriStorFS Client Service... + Sep 02 13:21:34 pc12661.psi.ch modprobe[29282]: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'yfs': Required key not available + +then there is most probably SecureBoot blocking the loading of the unsigned ``yfs`` kernel module. + +Please disable secure boot in the BIOS/firmware settings.