On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Rick Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > I was a very happy AFS admin until changing jobs about 13 years ago. Now, I > have been asked to evaluate AFS as a possible solution to our need for > central filesystem functionality at Cornell. Here are my experiences so > far. Comments and suggestions are welcome. > > -Rick > > > Documentation issues (setting up server functionality): > > Should mention krb.conf: > http://docs.openafs.org/QuickStartUnix/ch02s14.html > > Should mention /usr/vice/etc/krb.conf: > http://docs.openafs.org/Reference/5/krb.conf.html
no. /usr/afs/etc/krb.conf, maybe. but there's no such thing as /usr/vice/etc/krb.conf. nothing uses it. > "asetkey" command is missing "add": > http://docs.openafs.org/QuickStartUnix/ch02s14.html already fixed in the source tree, we just need to re-export. > There are no useful descriptions of the AFSDB and SRV record techniques in > either the "QuickStart" or "Reference" documentation. SRV doesn't work with 1.4.x clients yet, for what that's worth. > ----------------------- > > Client issues > Windows client > > * Windows 7 client (1.5.74) has authentication issues explain? > * Windows 7 client (1.5.74) running in a NATed VirtualBox instance cannot > map a drive letter to "\\AFS". > * Windows 7 client (1.5.7401) running in a NATed VirtualBox instance > cannot access any cell other than openafs.org. > * Windows 7 client works OK in 32-bit "bridged" VirtualBox instance. > > ----------------------- > > MacOS client (both 1.4.12 and 1.5.73) > > * There is no uninstaller. there's one in the dmg, and has been since about 1.4.6 > * If the installation requires a restart (which it says it does), it doesn't require one. recent installers should also not say it does. > Kernel panic > > To reproduce: > > 1. In the System Preferences OpenAfs panel, click Shutdown. Nothing > happens. > 2. Any additional action (click Shutdown again or restart MacOS) causes a > panic. fixed in 1.5.74. you want that or 1.5.74.1 anyway. not 1.5.73, to be sure. Many more details on the mac client here: http://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/port-darwin/2010-February/001270.html _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
