[OpenAFS] gnome-vfs and AFS home directories

[Derrick Brashear]

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On 8/21/07, Jack Neely <jjneely@pams.ncsu.edu> wrote:
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> Folks,
>
> We are starting to deploy RHEL 5 with OpenAFS 1.4.4.  All users have
> there home directories in AFS.
>
> The Trash can on the gnome desktop doesn't work.  I found out that the
> Trash functionality in gnome-vfs was turned off for AFS filesystems.  I
> patched this in Red Hat Bug #253090.
>
> Now, the Trash works for some users and not for others.  I can sit and
> watch the opened Trash folder full of items.  Suddenly all the files
> vanish...then reappear.
>
> If my research is right, gnome-vfs/nautilis use the kernel inotify stuff
> to monitor files.  It appears that AFS isn't properly supporting this.
> Can anyone clarify what's happening here?


Is there a non-GPL kernel API we can use to do it now?

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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/21/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jack Neely</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:jjneely@pams.ncsu.edu">jjneely@pams.ncsu.edu</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Folks,<br><br>We are starting to deploy RHEL 5 with OpenAFS 1.4.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;All users have<br>there home directories in AFS.<br><br>The Trash can on the gnome desktop doesn&#39;t work.&nbsp;&nbsp;I found out that the<br>Trash functionality in gnome-vfs was turned off for AFS filesystems.&nbsp;&nbsp;I
<br>patched this in Red Hat Bug #253090.<br><br>Now, the Trash works for some users and not for others.&nbsp;&nbsp;I can sit and<br>watch the opened Trash folder full of items.&nbsp;&nbsp;Suddenly all the files<br>vanish...then reappear.<br>
<br>If my research is right, gnome-vfs/nautilis use the kernel inotify stuff<br>to monitor files.&nbsp;&nbsp;It appears that AFS isn&#39;t properly supporting this.<br>Can anyone clarify what&#39;s happening here?</blockquote><div>
<br>Is there a non-GPL kernel API we can use to do it now?<br><br><br></div></div><br>

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