1 This file is a rough list of known issues with the 1.5.55 release of OpenAFS
2 on Windows. This list is not complete. There are probably other issues which
3 can be found in the RT database or on the mailing list.
5 For all of these issues please review
7 http://www.openafs.org/roadmap.html
8 http://www.secure-endpoints.com/openafs-windows-roadmap.html
11 (1) File/Directory access is not integrated with windows security
13 (3c) Loopback adapter hack:
14 (i) prevents use of AFS Gateway
15 (ii) requires installation of loopback adapter
17 (12) AFS Integrated Logon:
18 (12c) If network is not available must store the username and password
19 somewhere until such time as the network starts.
21 (16) Better EventLog handling
23 (17) Named Pipes Support [requires modifications to AFS servers to support]
25 (20) NSIS Installer issues
26 (a) integration with KFW install script
27 (b) Optional removal of AFS Server volumes
29 (21) The User Interface needs to be re-designed to separate the per-user
30 and per-machine settings. All of the new registry items need to
33 (22) CIFS Remote Administration Protocol implementation is incomplete.
34 Notifications are not made to requestors when the view of a file
35 or folder changes due to token acquisition; token expiration; or
38 (23) Remove submount creation as a side effect of AFS drive mapping.
40 The AFS Submount is effectively a server side alias for a path
41 located in the AFS space. This alias is exported by the AFS
42 SMB/CIFS Server to the Windows SMB/CIFS client as a Share name.
43 This makes the AFS Submount a system global setting which should
44 only be modified by a member of the "AFS Client Admin" group.
46 afs_creds.exe and afs_config.exe should be modified to no longer
47 use submount names when creating drive maps. Drive maps should
48 simply use the full AFS path name. Submounts should not be
49 created as a side effect of a drive mapping.
51 The creation of submounts should only be possible via afsshare.exe
52 or by the new AFS Client Service Administration tool when executed
53 by an authorized user.
55 (24) Compatibility with Vista User Account Control (UAC)
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58 List of unfunded projects:
60 4. Add support for Named Pipes within the afs filesystem
61 (This is not currently a supported feature of AFS; it will require
62 changes to the servers as well as the clients.)
63 6. Re-write afs_config.exe to be only "per user" functionality which does not require admin
65 1. default cell and principal for the user
66 2. drive mappings but no submounts
67 3. visibility of afs creds and setting of afs creds startup options
68 7. Create new afs_admin.exe tool to be installed in the administrator folder (or use MMS)
70 1. afs client service cell name
71 2. integrated logon configuration
72 3. Gateway configuration
74 5. global drive mapping
75 6. submount management
76 7. file/volume server preferences
78 9. cache configuration
80 11. network configuration
82 13. need to add support for all of the new registry values since 1.2.8
83 10. Add support for configurable Icon file representing AFS folders within the Explorer Shell
84 11. Documentation Documentation Documentation
85 13. Integrate KFW installation into the NSIS and MSI installers
86 14. Add support for server side byte range locking.
87 16. Complete implementation of CIFS Remote Administration Protocol
88 17. Add support for SMB/CIFS Digital Signatures
89 18. Missing SMB/CIFS functions:
97 Tran2::Directory Search InfoLevel 0x105 / 0x106
98 19. StoreBehind mode is not implemented. Or more correctly, all data is
99 written directly to the server and is not cached. Writes invalidate
100 the local cache entries which are then read back from the server.
101 20. Develop an optional Installable File System replacement for the SMB/CIFS
103 21. Add support for storing Extended Attributes on files
104 22. Add support for storing Windows ACLs on files
105 23. Remove submount creation as a side effect of drive creation
106 24. Finish conversion from string.h to strsafe.h for VS 2005/2008
107 25. Implement RX Statistics gathering interfaces and reporting tools
108 (necessary to obtain profiling data)
109 26. Implement RX Connection Pools in the Cache Manager allowing more than
110 four simultaneous requests to a single server to be processed at a time
112 27. Support the Vista User Account Control (UAC) interface