[OpenAFS-port-darwin] Wierd OS X problem and general question redargind mpd (fwd)

[Chuck Boeheim]

This is due to what I have argued is broken behavior in the Darwin
client.  It copies the owner permissions bits into the group
and other fields, leading to this breakage and other more
subtle ones.  Look in /var/db/openafs/etc/config/settings.plist
and change the RealModes item from false to true.  Run the
afssettings binary in the directory for the change to take
effect immediately.  AFS will stop lying to you.

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Paul Mitchell wrote:
> Hello,
>    I'm trying to run MPICH2 (which is, of course, outside the scope of
> this list) and I'm running into a wierd AFS problem.
> 
> We've got MPICH2 running on our Xservers, running OS X 10.3., but
> we're running afoul as follows:
> 
> I start the mpd daemon on one server:
> 
> mpd &
> [2] 17866
> [1] - Done                 mpd
> $ mpdtrace -l
> bp08.isis.unc.edu_55779
> 
> and on the second server:
> 
> mpd -h bp08 -p 55779 &
> [1] 15449
> $ configuration file /afs/isis/home/p/m/pmitchel/.mpd.conf is accessible
> by others
> change permissions to allow read and write access only by you
> 
> HUH? SO I check my permissions on my local SUN box:
> 
> ls -la .mpd.conf
> -rw-------  1 pmitchel employee 21 2005-03-16 12:03 .mpd.conf
> 
> and everything is hunky-dory. However, a look on the second Xserver
> reveals:
> 
> ls -la .mpd.conf
> -rw-rw-rw-  1 pmitchel employee 21 Mar 16 12:03 .mpd.conf
> 
> AARGGH!  NO wonder it's complaining!
> 
> Why are the permissions different?
> 
> Any info will be more than I have,
> 
> Paul Mitchell
> 
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> 	Paul Mitchell
> 	email: pmitchel@email.unc.edu
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