[OpenAFS] Windows client-related issues

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Norman P. B. Joseph wrote:

> 1) Byte-range locking (the BIG issue) - for example, lots of our users like to
> work out of their .pst files, but open a .pst file in AFS & the file will get
> corrupted in short order.  This apparently affects other MS database-type
> files, not just .psts.  The support staff is understandably reluctant to have
> to rely on end users remembering which kinds of files can go into AFS and which
> ones cannot.  Is this issue on the schedule to be addresses, or is it even
> addressable?

If someone wants to do the work (or if someone wants to fund it) I suspect
it will get done; I know of no one who is working on it now.

> 2) Windows Administrative Interface - users that want to manage ACLs on their
> directories want to be able to choose users (and groups) from scrolling lists
> (just like MS) rather than have to know and enter user names or group names by
> hand.  This one issue alone could potentially win (or lose) a lot of converts
> in my world.  Is anyone looking at GUI usability?

As far as I know, as above.