[OpenAFS] Windows AFS Client implemented as a Kernel mode or
User mode driver?
Jeffrey Altman
jaltman@your-file-system.com
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:34:55 -0500
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OpenAFS is not going to crash.=C2=A0 It just isn't going to do anythi=
ng
useful.=C2=A0=C2=A0 If you virtualize the afsd_service.exe as an appl=
ication
it will run and it will publish an SMB Server with the name
"<MACHINE>-AFS" where <MACHINE> is whatever Windows
NETBIOS name is present in the ThinApp virtual space.=C2=A0=C2=A0 All=
of the
problems that the SMB server have on Windows 7/2008-R2 will exist
and authentication will be interesting.<br>
<br>
It just isn't going to be very useful.<br>
<br>
On 11/29/2011 6:17 PM, Valentine, Nick wrote:
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73, 125);">Jeffrey,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-famil=
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"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);">I=E2=80=99ll try it any way just to see how it cra=
shes as
well as trying to execute ThinApp applications off an AFS
R/Only Repository.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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