[OpenAFS] Problem with OpenAFS on Vista x86

[Jason Edgecombe]

David Perel wrote:
> } From openafs-info-admin@openafs.org Thu Jan  1 10:26:06 2009
> } To: Paul Accisano <shiningmasamune@gmail.com>
> } Cc: Derrick Brashear <shadow@gmail.com>,
> }         OpenAFS-Info <openafs-info@openafs.org>, kevin.walsh@njit.edu
> } 
> } Paul Accisano wrote:
> } > Derrick Brashear wrote:
> } >> fter a reboot, with no VPN.
> } >>  
> } >>> As for the issue of AFSCreds, I would very much love to ditch it for
> } >>> Kerberos, but my college's AFS page makes no mention of it; it only 
> } >>> gives
> } >>> instructions on how to set up via AFSCreds, so I have no way of 
> } >>> obtaining
> } >>> this krb5.ini file, nor do I have any idea what to put for "realm".
> } >>>     
> } >>
> } >> typically the realm name is the same as the cell name, but not always.
> } >> if you're willing to tell us which college we can probably help.
> } >>
> } >>   
> } > Eh, I was a little worried they wouldn't like me mentioning details, 
> } > but whatever.  The cell name is cad.njit.edu, but I tried putting that 
> } > for realm and I got "Cannot resolve network address for KDC in 
> } > requested realm."  What is KDC, and are you sure NJIT using AFS 
> } > implies they will be compatible with Kerberos? 
> } 
>
> Paul --
>
>  NJIT is scheduled to start the transition to Kerberos 5 authentication
>  for AFS on or about 1/7/09 - please see:
>
>  	http://web.njit.edu/kerberos5
>
>  At about that date we'll make available instructions for authentication
>  to Kerberos 5 for Windows.
>
> ___________
> David Perel
> IST University Computing Systems (UCS)
> NJIT
> davidp@njit.edu
>
> } Hi Paul,
> } 
> } I'm CC'ing Kevin Walsh who was the coordinator for the 2008 AFS & 
> } Kerberos Workshop that was hosted at NJIT.
> } 
> } You're right, I see no reference to Kerberos on the NJIT help pages. 
> } This suggests that NJIT might be using kaserver, which is deprecated.
> } 
> } I assume that you're using the CellServDB file from 
> } http://web.njit.edu/all_topics/AFS/CellServDB, which doesn't list 
> } openafs.org as a cell!! That explains some things.
> } 
> } Paul, please try going to \\afs\uncc.edu in windows explorer and see if 
> } that works. That cell IS listed in the NJIT CellServDB and I verified 
> } that the entry is correct.
> } 
> } (Kevin, please ask the right person to add openafs.org to the NJIT 
> } CellServDB)
> } 
Thanks to Kevin & David for the fast response. I'm glad to see NJIT 
moving to Kerberos 5.

Jason