On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 08:57:30AM -0400, Stephen Joyce wrote: > Hi David, > > Are you accessing the AFS folders via a UNC path (\\afs\...) or a mapped > drive (H:..., etc)? > > I saw this issue only when trying to use a UNC path, as advised by the > docs. When I went back to mapped drives, refreshes are always immediate. I > reported this bug: http://grand.central.org/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=50864 > There's a bit more technical info in RT from Jeff Altman on this problem.
I use unc paths almost exclusively. Seems we have found the same issue. Doing fs flush fixed the issue for some time -- but it eventually started happening again. It's tempting to try to cron an fs flush on windows to avoid it. > > Cheers, Stephen > -- > Stephen Joyce > Systems Administrator P A N I C > Physics & Astronomy Department Physics & Astronomy > University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Network Infrastructure > voice: (919) 962-7214 and Computing > fax: (919) 962-0480 http://www.panic.unc.edu > > On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, David Bear wrote: > > >I have noted recently that with openafs 1.4.01 the windows explore > >interface does not seem to refresh itself properly when certain > >actions occur. > > > >One use case is when you use the windows explore to create a new > >folder. After the new folder is create, you do not see that it created > >anything, unless you press f5 (or use view refresh). This leads to a > >lot of folders being called 'New Folder', 'New Folder (2)', etc. > > > >The other use case we noted windows refresh not working is we you > >rename a folder. You can right click the folder, select rename, type > >in the new name. When complete you see no change unless you refresh. > > > >This seems like new behavior, I have not noticed this in the past with > >files in afs. > > > >Has anyone else noted this? Perhaps one of the windows updates > >microsoft released last week as done some thing undesireable? > > > >any thoughts? > > > >-- > >David Bear > >phone: 602-496-0424 > >fax: 602-496-0955 > >College of Public Programs/ASU > >University Center Rm 622 > >411 N Central > >Phoenix, AZ 85007-0685 > >"Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing" > >_______________________________________________ > >OpenAFS-info mailing list > >[email protected] > >https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info > > > > > >-- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenAFS-info mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info -- David Bear phone: 602-496-0424 fax: 602-496-0955 College of Public Programs/ASU University Center Rm 622 411 N Central Phoenix, AZ 85007-0685 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing" _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
