OpenAFS 1.5.14 release available

Derrick J Brashear <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.file-systems.openafs.announce
Message-ID <[email protected]>
The OpenAFS Gatekeepers announce the availability of OpenAFS
version 1.5.14.  Source files and available binaries can be
accessed via the web at:

      http://www.openafs.org/release/openafs-1.5.14.html

or via AFS at:

      UNIX: /afs/grand.central.org/software/openafs/1.5.14/
      UNC:  \\afs\grand.central.org\software\openafs\1.5.14\


Microsoft Windows:
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For Microsoft Windows users, 1.5.14 is the latest recommended release
including:

* CIFS corrections: browsing directories with only lookup privilege, and
   read-only files can no longer be deleted accidently.

Linux:
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* PAGs are now registered as a single large group when possible.
* Configure tests for the Linux kernel try harder to notice errors.
* The cred pool has been removed to avoid a deadlock.
* The s390x system call table can now be hooked.
* system call table hooking now uses improved range checking.

Solaris:
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* Locking is now tracked by thread in the client.
* New interfaces in Solaris 10 are used when possible.

MacOS X:
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* The AFS mount entry shows more synthetic free disk space.

All UNIX platforms:
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* Split cache (devoted space for read write or read only volume data in
   the cache) has been improved.

All platforms:
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* Server fake IP address support has been fixed.
* A server crash when AFS 3.4 jumbograms are received is fixed.
* Dead (expired) token handling in the client has been improved.
* pts chown and rename crashes have been fixed.
* asetkey builds with Heimdal.
* afsdb support in the client has been made more robust across address
   change.
* A bug in 1.5.13 vos release which can leave unused files around is fixed.
* The vldb_check tool can now do repairs.
* The fileserver's handling of expired tokens has been improved.
* A crash in butc has been fixed.

Please assist the gatekeepers by deploying this release and providing
positive or negative feedback. Bug reports should be filed to
[email protected] .  Reports of success should be sent to 
[email protected] .

Derrick Brashear
for the OpenAFS Gatekeepers
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