[OpenAFS] Can anyone reproduce this under LINUX (was: temporaryreference files do not disappear)

Paul Blackburn mpb@est.ibm.com
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:01:17 +0100


Norbert,

Read the words again.
It says: "the associated .__afsXXXX *should* disappear."

This is *** TRUE ***.
--
cheers
paul                          http://acm.org/~mpb

Norbert Gruener wrote:

>On Fri, Jun 14 2002, Paul Blackburn wrote:
>
>>http://www.angelfire.com/hi/plutonic/afs-faq.html#sub2.19
>>
>
>But the FAQ claims:
>
>   Newer versions of AFS rename such files to .__afsXXXX, thus making sure
>   that the data stays around as expected by the application. As soon as
>   the file gets closed, the associated .__afsXXXX should disappear.
>
>and this is *** NOT TRUE ***
>
>As I have mentioned on my contribution on June 6
>
>NG} Under AIX, Solaris, and Irix, the file ".__afsEB15" disappears
>NG} immediately like it should.  Whereas under Linux the file stays.
>NG} Sometimes it takes up to ten minutes until the file disappears.
>NG} Sometimes the file does not disappear at all.
>
>Sometimes they disappear, sometimes they DON'T disappear but NEVER 
>"as soon as the file gets closed"
>
>Cheers,
>
>Norbert
>