[OpenAFS] 1.4.1-rc2 Mac File Oddities

Mike Bydalek mbydalek@contentconnections.com
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:07:54 -0700


Horst Birthelmer wrote:
>
> On Dec 2, 2005, at 7:38 PM, Mike Bydalek wrote:
>
> ...
>
>> -Touch a file.txt on the Mac
>> -Modify with Linux
>> -Open on the Mac the changes are seen.  Modify the file.
>> -Open on the Linux, the changes are seen. Modify the file.
>> -Open on the Mac and only the last set of changes were seen.  Modify 
>> the file and it disppears using "ls -al", but not using "ls".
>>
>
> Is it possible, that your Mac is behind a firewall or somehow not able 
> to get the callbacks?
> It would completely fit what you're describing.
>

No, this is all on the same subnet - so nothing is interfering between 
the Mac client and the Server.
> The first open on the Mac gets the file into the cache, and since no 
> callbacks are received you will get that same version from that on 
> until it's discarded from the cache.
>

Maybe I'll start tcpdump'ing and see what happens (if anything ...).

Thanks,
Mike