Error Message: "afs: Lost contact with fileserver"
| Chapter 6. Troubleshooting |

## Error Message: "afs: Lost contact with fileserver"

Issue the fs checkservers command to check the status of file server machines. For complete instructions, see Checking the Status of Server Machines.

       % fs checkservers &

- If the following message appears, ask your system administrator for assistance in diagnosing the cause of the `Lost contact` error message.

         All servers are running.

- Output like the following indicates that your Cache Manager cannot reach the indicated file server machines. You must wait until they are again accessible before continuing to work with the files that are stored on them.

         These servers unavailable due to network or server problem:
         list_of_machines.

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