Re: [OpenAFS] when openafs becomes a windows IFS

2008-07-22 Thread Rodney M. Dyer
At 04:37 PM 7/22/2008, Jeffrey Altman wrote: To follow symlinks, or not to follow symlinks, that is the question. That is what question? Just a joke in the characterization of Shakespeare. And to whom are you posing it? No one in particular. A symlink is not an object that Windows kno

Re: [OpenAFS] when openafs becomes a windows IFS

2008-07-22 Thread Jeffrey Altman
Christopher D. Clausen wrote: Would using mount points instead of symlinks to directories help with this problem? Windows doesn't know about mount points. A mount point is a Directory to Windows. Same behavior when removing a directory as when removing a directory. smime.p7s Description:

Re: [OpenAFS] when openafs becomes a windows IFS

2008-07-22 Thread Christopher D. Clausen
Jeffrey Altman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A symlink is not an object that Windows knows how to describe. > It is reported to Windows as a directory if it points to a > directory and as a file if it points to a file. The behavior you > are seeing is the behavior that Windows provides when you del

Re: [OpenAFS] when openafs becomes a windows IFS

2008-07-22 Thread Jeffrey Altman
Rodney M. Dyer wrote: At 02:38 PM 7/22/2008, David Bear wrote: I have a couple users who think they can clean things up and ... make a mess by deleting too many things. We've had the same problem. Sometimes with near disastrous results. Your AFS admins had better beware about working under

Re: [OpenAFS] Serious trouble, mounting /afs, ptserver, database rebuilding

2008-07-22 Thread Derrick Brashear
There's a db verify tool in src/ptserver; Are you able to build and run it? On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 4:15 PM, kanou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > i realy need some help. If I can't get this mess fixed I will be in serious > trouble. > > Our AFS is running for more than 5 years, but I just

[OpenAFS] Serious trouble, mounting /afs, ptserver, database rebuilding

2008-07-22 Thread kanou
Hello, i realy need some help. If I can't get this mess fixed I will be in serious trouble. Our AFS is running for more than 5 years, but I just joined the company a few weeks ago - so I'm pretty unexperienced with AFS. It started last week. There were messages like this: "pts: database ne

Re: [OpenAFS] when openafs becomes a windows IFS

2008-07-22 Thread Rodney M. Dyer
At 02:38 PM 7/22/2008, David Bear wrote: I have a couple users who think they can clean things up and ... make a mess by deleting too many things. We've had the same problem. Sometimes with near disastrous results. Your AFS admins had better beware about working under Windows, otherwise any

Re: [OpenAFS] when openafs becomes a windows IFS

2008-07-22 Thread Jeffrey Altman
The Explorer Shell does not know that it is a link. The explorer shell therefore does what it does to the target of the link. That will not change any time soon. David Bear wrote: I am wondering when OpenAFS gets rid of the smb part, and becomes an installable file system on windows if it wi

[OpenAFS] when openafs becomes a windows IFS

2008-07-22 Thread David Bear
I am wondering when OpenAFS gets rid of the smb part, and becomes an installable file system on windows if it will be possible to retain the semantics of deleting a symlink -- i.e. delete the link rather than deleting the contents the link points too. I have a couple users who think they can clean

Re: [OpenAFS] Newbie question.

2008-07-22 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Dirk Heinrichs schrieb: > Max Lock schrieb: > >> * http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openafs.xml > > Please note that this is outdated since years. Better look at the HowTo > on gentoo-wiki.com, but make sure to read the "Discussion" tab, too. Just found out that the old HowTo on gentoo-wiki.com has

Re: [OpenAFS] Newbie question.

2008-07-22 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Max Lock schrieb: > * http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openafs.xml Please note that this is outdated since years. Better look at the HowTo on gentoo-wiki.com, but make sure to read the "Discussion" tab, too. Bye... Dirk ___ OpenAFS-info mailing