Re: Two Issues (possible bugs?)

Thanks for your quick response.

Jeffrey Altman wrote:

>This indicates that you do not have the Microsoft Loopback Adapter
>installed.  Any chance you are using either a non-English version of
>Windows or have CheckPoint's VPN-1 software installed on the machine?
>
>If so, you will have to install the loopback adapter manually from
>the Add/Remove Hardware Control Panel.
>
>  
>
At first, I was convinced this could not be the case because I 
specifically remember installing and configuring the loopback adapter. 
But upon checking, it was indeed missing. After giving it some thought I 
realized that it must have been removed during the sysprep process. Upon 
recreating it, this problem seems to have vanished. Thanks for the 
accurate diagnosis.

>If you are not using 1.3.8201, please install that and let me know if
>you are still seeing the issue.
>  
>
I downloaded and installed v1.3.8201, and this seems to have resolved 
the contextual menu issue. I'm glad that I found an actual bug, even 
though it was one you already fixed a month ago. ;)

Finally, since I've had some time to spend with the AFS client this 
afternoon, I came up with two other issues. Our AFS deployment is not 
yet ready for prime time so I would like the client to sit "quietly" on 
our users' machines until we're ready for them to use it. In exploring 
this, I have found that:

1) After mapping a drive for the first time, I am unable to get the AFS 
Client to not prompt for credentials at logon. I have tried: deleting 
all drive mappings, unchecking "Obtain AFS tokens when logging into 
Windows", and unchecking "Start the AFS Client Service when the computer 
restarts". Even with these options disabled the credentials prompt is 
still displayed.

2) If one unchecks "Start the AFS Client Service when the computer 
restarts", then at logon the OS will pause for 30 seconds on a blank 
blue screen then give the message "AFS is still starting. Retry?" with 
"retry" and "cancel" options. Either option will cause the OS to 
continue and finish logon successfully, albiet more slowly than normal. 
Upon logging in, the AFS Client Service is running. Leaving this option 
enabled causes the computer to logon normally with no pause.

Thanks again for your help. I'd appreciate any thoughts on the last two 
issues, although they are not as urgent.

Best,
Ben

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