[OpenAFS] OpenAFS + Linux +XP

Jeffrey Altman jaltman@columbia.edu
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:00:02 -0500


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Rodney uses a modified version of the integrated login which performs 
the kinit and aklog
steps in an external process instead of relying on the k4 support built 
into OpenAFS.
More than likely he is bypassing the cause of the blue screen.

Jeffrey Altman


ted creedon wrote:

>1. It's the only blue screen in 4 years on a 2K server. But perhaps you're
>right.
>2. Your technical paper is excellent. Which brings up the next point:
>3. The official documentation needs some serious upgrading.
>
>tedc
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: openafs-info-admin@openafs.org [mailto:openafs-info-admin@openafs.org]
>On Behalf Of Rodney M Dyer
>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:14 AM
>To: openafs-info@openafs.org
>Subject: RE: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS + Linux +XP
>
>At 11:30 AM 1/22/2004, Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL wrote:
>
>
>>I find the integrated login to be very unstable (it causes blue screen
>>of death and random reboots sometimes), so I don't use it.  Then again,
>>I'm the only person using my cell (with multiple accounts), so I can do
>>things however I want to.
>>
>
>Well I know this isn't right.  We've got well over 500 XP-SP1 machines of 
>all various flavors of processor and ram/disk sizes from Dell and 
>Gateway.  I've never once got a blue screen because of integrated 
>logon.  We've been running both Transarc (years) and OpenAFS (during the 
>last year) without integrated logon problems.  You must be having other 
>problems with your systems.
>
>The best way to handle multiple accounts on XP workstations is to go ahead 
>and do things right the first time by creating a proper MS AD domain.  You 
>will save yourself lots of grief this way.  Then, just create a script on 
>the AD server that syncronizes AD accounts with your unix password 
>file.  Note that our AD accounts have random passwords that the user's 
>don't know.  The AD is setup to trust the MIT K5 kdc credentials using 
>cross realm authentication.
>
>See my website for more information...
>
>http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer
>http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer/krblogon.htm
>
>Rodney
>
>Rodney M. Dyer
>Windows Systems Programmer
>Mosaic Computing Group
>William States Lee College of Engineering
>University of North Carolina at Charlotte
>Email: rmdyer@uncc.edu
>Web: http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer
>Phone (704)687-3518
>Help Desk Line (704)687-3150
>FAX (704)687-2352
>Office  267 Smith Building
>
>
>
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<font face="Bitstream Cyberbit">Rodney uses a modified version of the
integrated login which performs the kinit and aklog<br>
steps in an external process instead of relying on the k4 support built
into OpenAFS.<br>
More than likely he is bypassing the cause of the blue screen.<br>
<br>
Jeffrey Altman<br>
<br>
<br>
ted creedon wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid012001c3e10e$970bf1c0$a701010a@teddoris.fam"
 type="cite">
  <pre wrap=""><font face="Bitstream Cyberbit">1. It's the only blue screen in 4 years on a 2K server. But perhaps you're
right.
2. Your technical paper is excellent. Which brings up the next point:
3. The official documentation needs some serious upgrading.

tedc




-----Original Message-----
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:openafs-info-admin@openafs.org">openafs-info-admin@openafs.org</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:openafs-info-admin@openafs.org">mailto:openafs-info-admin@openafs.org</a>]
On Behalf Of Rodney M Dyer
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:14 AM
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:openafs-info@openafs.org">openafs-info@openafs.org</a>
Subject: RE: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS + Linux +XP

At 11:30 AM 1/22/2004, Eggert, Richard W, II (Rich), GVSOL wrote:

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    <pre wrap=""><font face="Bitstream Cyberbit">I find the integrated login to be very unstable (it causes blue screen
of death and random reboots sometimes), so I don't use it.  Then again,
I'm the only person using my cell (with multiple accounts), so I can do
things however I want to.
</font></pre>
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  <pre wrap=""><!----><font face="Bitstream Cyberbit">
Well I know this isn't right.  We've got well over 500 XP-SP1 machines of 
all various flavors of processor and ram/disk sizes from Dell and 
Gateway.  I've never once got a blue screen because of integrated 
logon.  We've been running both Transarc (years) and OpenAFS (during the 
last year) without integrated logon problems.  You must be having other 
problems with your systems.

The best way to handle multiple accounts on XP workstations is to go ahead 
and do things right the first time by creating a proper MS AD domain.  You 
will save yourself lots of grief this way.  Then, just create a script on 
the AD server that syncronizes AD accounts with your unix password 
file.  Note that our AD accounts have random passwords that the user's 
don't know.  The AD is setup to trust the MIT K5 kdc credentials using 
cross realm authentication.

See my website for more information...

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer">http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer/krblogon.htm">http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer/krblogon.htm</a>

Rodney

Rodney M. Dyer
Windows Systems Programmer
Mosaic Computing Group
William States Lee College of Engineering
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rmdyer@uncc.edu">rmdyer@uncc.edu</a>
Web: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer">http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~rmdyer</a>
Phone (704)687-3518
Help Desk Line (704)687-3150
FAX (704)687-2352
Office  267 Smith Building



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