[OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS 1.4.2 Final Candidate 4 available

[Derrick J Brashear]

The OpenAFS Gatekeepers announce the availability of OpenAFS version
1.4.2 Final Candidate 3 (1.4.2fc4).  Source files and available
binaries can be accessed via the web at:

       http://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/candidate/1.4.2fc4/

or via AFS at:

/afs/grand.central.org/software/openafs/candidate/1.4.2fc4/
\\afs\grand.central.org\software\openafs\candidate\1.4.2fc4\

                   OpenAFS Release Notes - Version 1.4.2
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All systems: Major bugfixes.
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* Bugfixes:

All systems:

* A bug in the namei volserver which could erroneously make a replicated or
   moved volume go offline has been fixed.

* Volume package users (fileserver, volserver, salvager) avoid using lockf to
   avoid leaking byte range locks on volume internal files.

MacOS 10.4:

* A bug where the client kernel module could free stack memory (which caused
   issues with 64 bit Intel most commonly) has been fixed.

Linux:

* A missing kernel feature test has been fixed.

* group based PAG support is still enabled when possible.

* ia32 syscall table support for amd64 has build fixes for modern kernels.

Solaris:

* fopen() is not safe for use with more than 255 file descriptors open;
   Emulate it in the afsconf package so afsconf can be used in the fileserver.

Windows:

* DNS registration is disabled for the loopback adapter, and we make sure
   Netbios is turned on.

Since 1.4.1:

All platforms:
* Remove use of ubik_Call in the source code so prototypes are used.

* Avoid synchrony in call from the fileserver to the ptserver.

* Fix a bug in the backup suite when restoring.

* fileserver and volserver now log for error conditions which may cause
   exiting.

* rx avoids a stack overrun when more packets are needed.

* volserver avoids holding a lock too long when purging volumes.

* volserver lock initialization fixes

* volserver volume nuke fixes to avoid leaving files behind

* fileserver avoids error when authenticating ptserver requests

* fileserver no longer crashes when GetCPS fails

* salvager enhancements to deal better with corrupt volumes for namei

Unix:

* aklog deals with KDCs which give "generic" replies to principals not
   existing.

* Fix bug in cache parameter autotuning

RedHat:

* packaging fixes

Linux:

* amd64 pthread library family updates.

* autoconf fixes for kernel feature testing

* keyring PAG support now only enabled if needed features are present
   and other updates

* inline a version of BUG() so we get better oopses

AIX:

* tsm is updated to work with the new AIX 5 interface.

MacOS:

* Cross compile fixes

* Packaging improvements

* Large file support fixed (Thanks to Chaskiel Grundman)

* Fixes for Leopard seed.

* Installer image updates

Windows:

* Removes race conditions and a deadlock introduced in 1.4.1

* Fixes ANSI filename option.

* Establishes new connections to file servers when
   IP address configuration changes are detected.

* Improved CIFS compatibility

* Cache Manager optimizations

* Fixes vlserver failover when mounting 'root.afs'
   (Freelance mode disabled)

* Installs help files in the correct location for use by afscreds.exe
   and afs control panel.

* Improve reporting of "over quota" and "disk full" errors.

* Prevent crash when evaluating mount points to volumes that do
   not exist

* Removes auto-registration of AFS ID in foreign ptservers from
   Integrated Logon DLL.  This prevents crashes if the DLL is loaded
   and unloaded prior to termination of the process.

* SDK moved to \Program Files\OpenAFS\SDK

* NSIS and WiX Installer Frameworks update to the latest versions

* Improvements to the Kerberos Logon Integration

* Prevents exception in Integrated Logon DLL during SysPrep

* Prevents displays of MessageBox dialogs in response to Network Adapter
   errors

* Hard Dead and Connection Timeout values restricted to the CIFS Session
   Timeout value.

* Correct writing of BackConnectionsHostNames registry value.

* Properly recycles Volume entries

* The AFS Explorer Shell Extension always finds its resource library.

* The export list for AFSAUTHENT.DLL has been corrected.  (The AFS
   plugin for NetIDMgr will no longer use 100% of CPU.)

* Renaming files on Microsoft Vista Build 5536 works.

* Better handling of "." directory in fs commands

* Add OpenAFS License text to installers

* fs setquota and fs mkmount commands behave the same as the UNIX
   version

Please Test and Submit Bug Reports:

Please assist us by testing this release candidate and providing
positive or negative feedback. Bug reports should be filed to
openafs-bugs@openafs.org.  Reports of success should be sent to
openafs-info@openafs.org.

Derrick J Brashear
for the OpenAFS gatekeepers