[OpenAFS] windows client problems...

[Robbie Foust]

Yep, there it is!  I turned it off, and seems to be working for now.  
(no idea how it got turned on, unless that was the default).  I assume 
client for microsoft networks should be turned off too?  or on?

Thanks for the help!

- Robbie


Jeffrey Altman wrote:

> The problem is not Freelance mode.  The "duplicate name" error is 
> because most likely because you have "File and Printer sharing" 
> enabled on the Loopback adapter.
>
> A similar but different problem occurs if you have named a Windows 2003
> domain "AFS" and have Microsoft Dfs enabled.
>
> Jeffrey Altman
>
>
> Robbie Foust wrote:
>
>> Ok, I'll try that.  Also, if it helps, the machine just "lost" tokens 
>> again.  Trying to log in gives the same error number.
>>
>> Net view \\afs gives the same thing we've been seeing here at Duke 
>> (so its definitely not isolated to our network):
>>
>> System error 52 on net view \\afs - You were not connected because a 
>> duplicate name exists on the network.  Go to System in Control Panel 
>> to change the computer name and try again."
>>
>> Do you still need the pioctl debugging info?  I think a department 
>> here (at Duke) started disabling Freelance mode and many of the 
>> problems have gone away.  Freelance is enabled on this particular 
>> machine that I'm troubleshooting, so I suppose I could disable it, 
>> but that wouldn't really tell us why windows thinks \\afs is already 
>> being used...
>>
>> - Robbie
>>
>>
>> Jeffrey Altman wrote:
>>
>>> pioctl failed.
>>>
>>> Turn on pioctl debugging to find out why.  From registry.txt:
>>>
>>> Regkey:
>>> [HKLM\SOFTWARE\OpenAFS\Client]
>>>
>>> Value   : IoctlDebug
>>> Type    : REG_DWORD
>>> Default : 0x0
>>>
>>>   This value can be used to debug the cause of pioctl() failures.
>>>   Set a non-zero value and the pioctl() library will output status
>>>   information to stdout.  Executing command line tools such as
>>>   tokens.exe, fs.exe, etc can then be used to determine why the
>>>   pioctl() call is failing.
>>>
>>> Jeffrey Altman
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robbie Foust wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm getting an error on a machine when running "tokens" and/or 
>>>> "unlog".  The error is:
>>>>
>>>> unlog: could not discard tickets, code 11862788
>>>>
>>>> and for tokens,
>>>>
>>>> Unexpected error, code 11862788
>>>>
>>>> What does that code mean?  Sometimes the user is able to log in, 
>>>> and sometimes not.  This machine does not have KfW on it, they are 
>>>> obtaining tokens with afscreds.  This is on v1.3.77, XP SP2, the 
>>>> machine is in an AD domain.  Also, this machine is at UNC-Chapel 
>>>> Hill (the isis.unc.edu cell), not Duke.  I don't have the login 
>>>> error message yet, but will try to get it the next time it fails 
>>>> (and other diagnostic info).
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> - Robbie
>>>>
>>

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Robbie Foust, IT Analyst
OIT/CASI - Administrative Information Support
Duke University