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Input/output error is displayed when executing sudo on a storage node

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Applies to

  • SF-Series
  • Element software

Issue

When executing commands on a storage node by sfadmin-bash: /usr/bin/sudo: Input/output error is displayed like below.

Example:

sfadmin@node1:~$ sudo su -
-bash: /usr/bin/sudo: Input/output error
sfadmin@node1:~$ less /var/log/kern.log
-bash: /usr/bin/less: Input/output error
sfadmin@node1:~$ more /var/log/kern.log
-bash: /bin/more: Input/output error
sfadmin@node1:~$ cat /var/log/kern.log
2020-05-03T00:04:49.097079Z node1 rsyslogd: -- MARK --
2020-05-03T00:24:49.193059Z node1 rsyslogd: -- MARK --
...
sfadmin@node1:~$ ls -lt /var/log
ls: reading directory /var/log: Input/output error
total 4658456
-rw-r--r-- 1 syslog adm  101017770 May  8  2020 sf-config.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 syslog adm   99701898 May  8  2020 sf-slice.info
...

 

 

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