[OpenAFS] windows client problems...

[Robbie Foust]

This page:

http://grand.central.org/twiki/bin/view/AFSLore/WindowsLoopBackAdapter

says that file/print sharing and client for microsoft networks should be 
ON (see step 5 near the bottom).  That could be where some confusion is 
happening?

- Robbie



Robbie Foust wrote:

> 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
>>>>>
>>>
>

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