Leroy Tennison wrote:
> Installed the Windows client, logged into afs, created the drive mapping
> in the client, went into Windows Explorer and tried to view the drive
> {which is labeled 'auto1 on afs (F:)'} but nothing was there.  Tride
> Properties and got a long apuse but no result.  Is this a dynroot issue
> or should I look for something else.  Any troubleshooting tips would be
> appreciated.

If you installed using the default settings, then Freelance mode is
indeed on.

Please read section 3.3 of the Release Notes which can be accessed
by Start->Programs->OpenAFS->Documentation for information on how
Freelance mode works.

OpenAFS for Windows supports UNC paths to access the AFS name
space of the form

   \\AFS\<cellname>\<path>

As long as addresses for the vldb servers for <cellname> can be resolved
via either the CellServDB file or AFSDB DNS records, then mount points
for <cellname> (or .<cellname> RW) will be automatically created in the
Freelance "root.afs" volume.

There is a known bug in Windows that allows the same drive letter to
be assigned to both a Network Drive Mapping and a removable device such
as a USB hard disk, SD card, CF card, etc.   When such a collision
occurs it is impossible to use the drive letter to access any data.

I recommend you test OpenAFS by using UNC paths and if you are going to
assign drive mappings, do so via the Windows Explorer and start with the
highest available drive letter in order to avoid collisions.

In the future, when asking questions please indicate what version of
the software you are referring to.

Jeffrey Altman

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