claudio bisegni workshop afs 09, roma afs preference the openafs preference panel for osx

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AFS AFS PreferencePreferencethe OpenAFS preference panel for OSXthe OpenAFS preference panel for OSX

AFS Preference Pane NewsAFS Preference Pane News

• From the version 1.5.61 is officially integrated in the distribution package.

• Tree Software component, Preference Pane, AFSBackgrounder, afshlp(Helper Tool)

• AFSBackgrounder is new developed agent started at login time with launchd technology.

• The agent manage the NSStatusItem(menu bar icon) and the “token at login option”, it can be used for other work in the future

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AFS Preference Pane main viewAFS Preference Pane main view


• base OpenAFS client operation.

• Tokens list

• AKLog use

• K5 ticket at login

• AFSCommander activation

plistData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:AUTH_FILE];plist = [NSPropertyListSerialization propertyListFromData:plistData

mutabilityOption:NSPropertyListMutableContainersAndLeaves format:&format

errorDescription:&error];NSMutableDictionary *rightsDic = [plist objectForKey:@"rights"];NSMutableDictionary *loginConsoleDic = [rightsDic objectForKey:@"system.login.console"];NSMutableArray *mechanismsArray = [loginConsoleDic objectForKey:@"mechanisms"];in mechanismsArray is deleted "builtin:authenticate,privileged" and added "builtin:krb5authnoverify,privileged"

Code for K5 at Login



Launchd code for AFSBackgrounder<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"><plist version="1.0"><dict> <key>KeepAlive</key>

<dict><key>SuccessfulExit</key><false/>

</dict><key>Label</key><string>it.infn.lnf.network.AFSBackgrounder</string><key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key><string>Aqua</string><key>Program</key>

<string>/Library/PreferencePanes/OpenAFS.prefPane/Contents/Resources/AFSBackgrounder.app/Contents/MacOS/AFSBackgrounder</string><key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>

</dict></plist>

http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd



Launchd code for AFSBackgrounder<key>KeepAlive</

key><dict><key>SuccessfulExit</key> <false/></dict>

if AFSBackgrounder will crash it will be restarted, if quit well...no problem

<key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key><string>Aqua</string> AFSBackgrounder is start at user login

<key>Program</key><string>/Library/PreferencePanes/OpenAFS.prefPane/Contents/Resources/AFSBackgrounder.app/Contents/MacOS/AFSBackgrounder</string><key>RunAtLoad</key>

AFSBackgrounder is contained into AFSPreferencePane

macbisegni:~ bisegni$ launchctl unload -S Aqua ~/Library/LaunchAgents/it.infn.lnf.network.AFSBackgrounder.plist macbisegni:~ bisegni$ launchctl load -S Aqua ~/Library/LaunchAgents/it.infn.lnf.network.AFSBackgrounder.plist

AFS Preference Pane CellServDB editorAFS Preference Pane CellServDB editor


• CellServDB Editor

• IP Editor for single cell

• Selection for default cell and other cell for which we want get the token

AFS Preference Pane parameter viewAFS Preference Pane parameter view


• Cache parameter view

AFS Preference Pane Parameter ViewAFS Preference Pane Parameter View


• Mount view

• Can be set the name of the link

and the path

• AFS Backgrounder will use cocoa

Mount/Unmount notification for

create and delete on desktop the

link, configured in this view.

• Mount view

• Can be set the name of the link

and the path

• AFS Backgrounder will use cocoa

Mount/Unmount notification for

create and delete on desktop the

link, configured in this view.

Developing....Developing....

AFS Preference Pane developmentAFS Preference Pane development

• Desktop Link implementation

• Manage user and group in preference pane

• Desktop Link implementation

• Manage user and group in preference pane


AFS Preference PaneAFS Preference Pane

any help for developing is appreciated :-) any help for developing is appreciated :-)

Questions?Questions?


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