[OpenAFS] Read-write cell root not working on Windows XP

Derrick J Brashear shadow@dementia.org
Fri, 28 May 2004 15:53:37 -0400 (EDT)


> And who started this thread?  Not me.  You "are" already having to respond
> to email.  In fact, a number of emails have been sent to this list asking
> about these issues.

Actually, he doesn't have to reply. You'd never guess there were archives,
or that any question had been asked before right this minute.

> I guess I'm a little rough around the edges because this sort of thing
> doesn't seem to happen in the Unix/Linux client.  Is the 'nix client
> encryption "on" by default?  How about freelance (dyn-root)?  Yes, you've

Nope. Nope.

> I don't think I (as an AFS user) was included in the "consensus".  It feels

As my coworkers like to tell me "your viewpoint isn't the only one to
consider", regardless of my reply that "time has borne it out to be the
only correct viewpoint".

> like what Microsoft does...choose first, then deal with user questions
> later.  Stability means not only stable in operation, but stable in default
> settings and expectations of use.  In this manner the new client hasn't
> been stable.

I could be snide, but there's no point. Crashing a mac over and over again
in futility so far has beaten much of the spunk out of me.