[ovs-discuss] setting openflow controller with ovs-vsctl

[Ben Pfaff]

Check the vswitchd log. There are security based restrictions on the naming
of Unix domain sockets.
On Jul 1, 2013 2:10 AM, <steve_1991 at hushmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to setup controller with openvswitch using unix domain socket
> by running following commands but ovs-vsctl is not creating a domain socket.
>
> $ovs-vsctl set-controller br0 punix:file.sock
>
> $ovs-controller unix:file.sock
> the above command gives could not find file.sock error but if I do the
> reverse like below this error goes.
>
> $ovs-controller punix:file.sock&
> $ovs-vsctl set-controller br0 unix:file.sock
>
> Now the issue is the the switch is not connecting with ovs-controller as I
> am running controller with verbose and log file but no message of
> connecting a switch. I am even running "$ovs-appctl bridge/reconnect" but
> no response.
>
> Am I doing something wrong here?
>
> -S
>
>
>
>
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