[OpenAFS] don't get \\afs UNC server, get \\hostname-afs instead

[Dan Pritts]

Hmm.  It's installed, but the client isn't finding it.  In fact, the
popdown list of adapters in "bindings" is empty.

On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 05:42:23PM -0400, Jeffrey Altman wrote:
> If you get \\hostname-afs its because afsd_service.exe couldn't find the
> loopback adapter.  Re-installing OAFW is going to install the loopback
> adapter if it is not installed.
> 
> Jeffrey Altman
> Secure Endpoints Inc.
> 
> Dan Pritts wrote:
> > This is on a freshly imaged machine that had the client installed in the
> > image; "sysprep" was apparently run on the original before running ghost.
> > 
> > system is XP, client is 1.5.20.  IBM thinkpad T30.
> > 
> > instead of \\afs i get \\uglyhostname-afs
> > 
> > loopback adapter's IP address is in \windows\system\drivers\etc\hosts with
> > "AFS" as name.
> > 
> > changing the system hostname changes the unc server name to
> > \\newhostname-afs
> > 
> > Uninstalling & reinstalling 1.5.20 fixed the problem.  I intend to upgrade
> > to 1.5.21, but wanted to try the same version.  I'm willing to believe
> > I missed something but I don't see anything that looks relevant in the
> > 1.5.20 changelog.
> > 
> > didn't see this in the docs or mailing list anywhere; did see some
> > mention of the hosts file entry on the list.
> > 
> > The Release Notes mention the need to not clone your AFSCache file (which
> > i'm not sure is happening correctly as part of the clone process; is this
> > related?).  I got another freshly cloned machine and stopped afs service,
> > deleted the afscache file, and started afs service; this didn't change
> > this behavior.
> > 
> > Suggestions?
> > 
> > aside: are there any other gotchas w/r/t system imaging?
> > 
> > tnx
> > danno
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