[OpenAFS] Re: [OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS 1.4.7 release candidate 1 available

[Jason Edgecombe]

Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> The OpenAFS Gatekeepers announce the availability of the first release 
> candidate for OpenAFS version 1.4.7.
> Source files and available binaries can be accessed via the web at:
>
>       http://www.openafs.org/release/openafs-1.4.7pre1.html
>
> or via AFS at:
>
>       UNIX: /afs/grand.central.org/software/openafs/candidate/1.4.7pre1/
>       UNC:  \\afs\grand.central.org\software\openafs\candidate\1.4.7pre1\
>
>
> Notable changes include updates for newer Linux kernels (including 
> 2.6.25), Solaris 11 client support updates, and updated MacOS X 
> support, a fix for
> a potential fileserver deadlock, as well as improvements to the host 
> tracking in the fileserver and updates to ubik to prevent database 
> truncation when network links between database servers are unreliable.
>
> Please assist the gatekeepers by deploying this release and providing 
> positive or negative feedback. Bug reports should be filed to
> openafs-bugs@openafs.org .  Reports of success should be sent to 
> openafs-info@openafs.org .
>
> Derrick Brashear
> for the OpenAFS Gatekeepers 
I installed 1.4.7pre1 yesterday on my Powerbook G4 running Mac OS X 
Tiger 10.4.11. It's been running for 24 hours without issue (besides 
some lag in kinit & ssh that was present before the upgrade).


Jason