Re: Two Issues (possible bugs?)

Ben Fineman wrote:
> 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.

The configuration of the AFS Systray Tool is not related to the
existence of drive mappings.   Please read the afs-install-notes.txt
and registry.txt files.

> 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.

This is because the integrated login code will need to start the service
and wait for it to be ready before you can login.