Excerpts from mail: 10-Jun-93 AFS problem mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] (2749)
> I believe I've encountered a problem with AFS. We've
> started using the "template" feature of the latest C++ compilers. When
> this feature is in use, the compiler may have to build ("instantiate")
> certain objects at load time. (This stuff is actually done by a
> program called 'ptlink') For some reason this is failing when I try to
> do a build, with the build taking place on the AFS disks.
The problem occurs because 'ptlink' attempts to move a file from one
directory to another by making a hard link to the file from the target
directory if 'ptlink' determines that both directories are on the same
device. AFS prevents this because allowing it would create a way to
bypass access checks on a file's directory-level ACL. The fix to ptlink
is simple. I reported the problem and the patch to AT&T, Sun, and HP
over six months ago.
Keith Gorlen
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-1111
FAX: (301) 402-2867
Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
