on 31-05-2002 12:21, Simo Sorce at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I just want to warn people that want to use the new hashing algorithm > for mangled names. > > And that note should also be put in the man page IMO. > > You must understand that changing the hashing algorithm on a production > server may have unwanted side effects (this is why we maintain by > default hash and not hash2 and why it was not back ported to 2.2 > initially).
Just as a note, it might be useful to add an UPGRADE file to the release in which we discuss just these kind of problems that might occur with upgrading production servers. > Windows clients may save all around (registry, config files, ecc..) > mangled paths to files need for programs to work correctly. > > If you change the hash algorithm these paths will become unusable as the > new mangled name will be different. > > I would advice to use the new hashing algorithm in new installations and > switch to the new one for old ones only if really necessary to make > things work (lot of conflicts), and in this case be prepared to > reinstall some app or manually change some registry/config file to > reflect the new mangled names. > > So do not just "try" this option, plan to use it carefully. > > Simo. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Universiteit Twente --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derk-Jan 'The DJ' Hartman ICQnr: 10111559 Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://home.student.utwente.nl/d.hartman/ Goto: http://xamba.sourceforge.net
