[OpenAFS-port-darwin] Re: Example of the "correct" way to get tokens for Finder on login...

[Everette Allen]

I agree but with the difference that I would like the OpenAFS community 
and GateKeepers to agree with Apple on the choice of mechanism.  For 
Apple to say "Thou shall..." do one thing when another solution might 
fit better in the overall plan and upkeep of OpenAFS is really not in 
any of our best interests.  Both sides need to be able to sustain and 
support this important feature long term.

Christopher D. Clausen wrote:
> Everette Allen <Everette_Allen@ncsu.edu> wrote:
>> So back to the real question... the window folks have a "blessed" by
>> the openafs community and MS mechanism to acquire tokens usable to
>> the gui and the MacOS platform does not, what do we need/want and how 
>> do we go
>> about getting to this point?   Right now we have a mishmash of cobbled
>> together mechanisms which may or may not survive even minor OS updates
>> and that needs to change...
> 
> I would suggest talking with Apple to make sure that there is "blessed" 
> way of doing what we need done before anyone attempts to actually write 
> it.  We have "a mishmash of cobbled together mechanisms which may or may 
> not survive even minor OS updates" because there does not appear to be a 
> method for doing what the aklogin plugin needs to do through Apple 
> approved methods.
> 
> <<CDC

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