[plug] Anyone using AFS?

[Alan Graham]

I've got nfs-common installed on the debian server, but the clients are
Mandrake 9.1 and 9.2.  All applicable Mandrake packages are applied.

The Gnome problem is a well known one, at least, a google for 'Gnome NFS
file locking' turns up an awful lot of hits.  I've tried most of the
remedies suggested, the most radical (and most successful) of which was
to tell gnome to use local locks.  However, that has other problems cos
I regularly log onto more than one machine at a time.  I'm starting to
like KDE...  :-)

I just checked Google again on this issue, and found a post on the 2.6
kernel maintainers list that suggests that this is fixed in 2.6  So I
just have to wait for 2.6 to hit the Debian unstable branch, and my
problems will be solved?!?!

Alan

On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 12:26, Andrew Howell wrote:
> Have you got the nfs-common package installed? I found big problems with
> gnome and NFS home directories if you don't have it installed on each
> NFS client.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 21:16, Alan Graham wrote:
> > I've got the home directories of my machines shared out from my debian
> > fileserver using NFS, but the Gnome file locking problem with NFS
> > mounted home directories is driving me spare.  The only thing that makes
> > it workable is that my wife and kids prefer KDE.  But it has stopped my
> > wife from using evolution...
> > 
> > I was thinking of changing from NFS/NIS to AFS/Kerberos, but the various
> > FAQ's and docos around have given me pause; even the quickstart guide is
> > huge!
> > 
> > Anyone using it in a small network environment?  Is it more work than
> > it's worth?
> > 
> > Regards
-- 
Alan Graham <alan.graham at infonetsystems.com.au>