Re: Error writing new config file

The file system is thesame, and i can create directories. The only diference
i can see here is, a "private-config.text.new" was created automatically
before it crashed and the rsa keys was wiped out

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Crashed switch
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#dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
    2 -rwx 110 Feb 28 1993 17:01:47 -07:00 info
    3 -rwx 273 Dec 31 1969 17:01:33 -07:00 env_vars
    4 -rwx 2544 May 19 2009 07:29:47 -06:00 vlan.dat
    5 -rwx 96 Nov 03 2009 13:19:50 -07:00 private-config.text
    6 -rwx 3721946 Jan 06 2010 17:09:40 -07:00
c2950-i6k2l2q4-mz.121-22.EA13.bin
    7 -rwx 1048 Nov 03 2009 13:19:50 -07:00 multiple-fs
    8 drwx 2688 Feb 28 1993 17:05:29 -07:00 html
   90 -rwx 110 Feb 28 1993 17:05:30 -07:00 info.ver
   91 -rwx 28473 Jan 26 2010 13:44:53 -07:00 config.text
   92 -rwx 0 Jan 26 2010 13:44:53 -07:00
private-config.text.new
   93 drwx 64 Feb 28 1993 17:00:18 -07:00 crashinfo
7741440 bytes total (888832 bytes free)
#sh crypto key mypubkey rsa | in generate

#

#fsck flash:
Fsck operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]
flashfs[1]: 90 files, 4 directories
flashfs[1]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[1]: Total bytes: 7741440
flashfs[1]: Bytes used: 6852608
flashfs[1]: Bytes available: 888832
flashfs[1]: flashfs fsck took 17 seconds.
Fsck of flash:: complete

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Working Switch
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#dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
    2 -rwx 3721946 Jan 06 2010 17:09:52 -07:00
c2950-i6k2l2q4-mz.121-22.EA13.bin
    3 -rwx 273 Dec 31 1969 17:01:28 -07:00 env_vars
    4 -rwx 2544 May 19 2009 07:29:47 -06:00 vlan.dat
    5 -rwx 28275 Jan 26 2010 13:46:00 -07:00 config.text
    6 -rwx 44 Jan 26 2010 13:46:00 -07:00 private-config.text
    7 -rwx 110 Feb 28 1993 17:01:44 -07:00 info
    8 drwx 2432 Feb 28 1993 17:05:12 -07:00 html
   85 -rwx 110 Feb 28 1993 17:05:15 -07:00 info.ver
   87 -rwx 1048 Jan 26 2010 13:46:00 -07:00 multiple-fs
7741440 bytes total (986112 bytes free)
#fsck flash:
Fsck operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]
flashfs[1]: 83 files, 3 directories
flashfs[1]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[1]: Total bytes: 7741440
flashfs[1]: Bytes used: 6755328
flashfs[1]: Bytes available: 986112
flashfs[1]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.
Fsck of flash:: complete

#sh crypto key mypubkey rsa | in generate
% Key pair was generated at: 12:17:47 MST Jan 26 2010
% Key pair was generated at: 12:22:23 MST Jan 26 2010
% Key pair was generated at: 13:24:19 MST Jan 27 2010

Regards,

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar>wrote:

> This rings a bell...
> please see that your flash filesystem is the same on working and non
> working switches.
>
> It happened to me on some equipment that FAT formatted flash did not
> support the creation of directories, and this was hard to find at the time.
>
> HTH,
> -Carlos
>
> EdmontonEsks @ 27/01/2010 14:21 -0300 dixit:
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > Any logical explanation for this? after generation a cypto key, as soon
> as i
> > issue the command "copy run start", it tends to save to a
> > "flash:/private-config.text.new" which crashes some of my switches...
> >
> > Additional info -- i have another similar switch, same image, processor,
> > same NVRAM & memory size etc. and it works fine with no messages nor
> > crashing.
> >
> > I just have no logical explanation for this
> >
> > ==
> >
> > #sh crypto key mypubkey rsa | in generate
> > % Key pair was generated at: 09:45:54 MST Jan 27 2010
> > % Key pair was generated at: 09:48:49 MST Jan 27 2010
> > % Key pair was generated at: 09:48:59 MST Jan 27 2010
> >
> > #dir flash:
> > Directory of flash:/
> > 2 -rwx 273 Dec 31 1969 17:01:11 -07:00 env_vars
> > 3 -rwx 2544 Nov 27 2009 06:34:57 -07:00 vlan.dat
> > 4 -rwx 110 Aug 23 1993 20:05:48 -06:00 info
> > 5 -rwx 3721946 Jan 05 2010 20:17:46 -07:00
> > c2950-i6k2l2q4-mz.121-22.EA13.bin
> > 17 -rwx 1048 Nov 04 2009 10:42:34 -07:00 multiple-fs
> > 22 -rwx 29029 Jan 26 2010 13:17:06 -07:00 config.text
> > 6 drwx 832 Aug 23 1993 20:05:45 -06:00 html
> > 19 -rwx 110 Aug 23 1993 20:05:48 -06:00 info.ver
> > 23 -rwx 45 Nov 04 2009 10:42:34 -07:00 private-config.text
> > 25 drwx 64 Feb 28 1993 17:00:18 -07:00 crashinfo
> > 7741440 bytes total (2264064 bytes free)
> > #copy run start
> > Destination filename [startup-config]?
> > Building configuration...
> > Error writing new config file "flash:/private-config.text.new"[OK]
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
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