[OpenAFS] Two windows client questions

Derek Atkins warlord@MIT.EDU
30 Oct 2002 09:07:57 -0500


"Tom Ed White" <tomed@barq.itsco.com> writes:

> Question number one:
> 
> Windows client AFS versions are running behind Unix fileserver AFS
> versions. Is it okay to have a mismatch, ie UNC's 1.2.6 windows client
> accessing a 1.2.7 Linux fileserver?

This level of "mismatch" should be fine.  The only time you really
want to be running "the same version" is across servers.

> Question number two:
> 
> I've been playing around with Rose-Hulman's WAKE frontend for managing
> logins and AFS/Kerberos 5 compatibility on Windows clients. To me, it
> seems pretty slick, especially if you're forced to use a W2K DC as a KDC.
> Any caveats with this app? Any recommended alternatives?

I've never used this software, so I have no opinion.

> Thanks,
> Tom Ed White

-derek

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