Re: [Netatalk-devel] Local desktop aliases point to wrong server documents/folders


Subject: Re: [Netatalk-devel] Local desktop aliases point to wrong server documents/folders
From: Daniel E. Lautenschleger (dan@www.molbio.wisc.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 17:18:28 EST


I *can* tell you that this does not occur with netatalk-1.5pre2-4 on a Mac
running 9.1.

-Dan

On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Kevin M. Myer wrote:

> Ok, after more testing, I've found the cases where this can easily be
> reproduced. If anyone who is using 1.5preX could test this and see if
> they can confirm, I'd appreciate it.
>
> 1) Open Chooser and login and mount a netatalk volume (note, its important
> to use Chooser for this!!)
> 2) Create two aliases of folders or files on the server on your local
> desktop (for my test case, folder one was inside of folder two but I don't
> think it matters).
> 3) Drag the server volume to trash.
> 4) Reconnect to the server, _without_ using Chooser (i.e. double-click on
> your freshly created aliases, or use Recent Server Items or...)
> 5) Check out both of your aliases - if the problem exists, at least one
> and maybe both will point into LaLa land.
>
> It seems that as soon as you don't use Chooser to access a server,
> something (be it the AppleShare client or the server) changes some sort of
> mapping so that aliases break. I don't know what is done differently when
> using the Chooser versus other access methods but this turns out to be the
> same problem I encountered before and attributed to the Apple Menu Items
> CDEV. Its not the CDEV thats causing the problems, its something else,
> since I disabled it totally and the problem still persists.
>
> I have two strace'd logs of two afpd (one with Chooser, one with broken
> aliases logged on without Chooser) and I'll look at them tomorrow to see
> if that sheds any light on it. In the meantime, if anyone can reproduce
> this, then I'll at least know its not something with our local setup -
> guess I should try disabling virus software as well just to be on the safe
> side.
>
> Kevin
>
> --
> Kevin M. Myer
> Systems Administrator
> Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
> (717)-560-6140
>
>

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Daniel E. Lautenschleger University of Wisconsin R.M. Bock Laboratories Network Administrator and Computer Support dan@www.molbio.wisc.edu



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