[25394] in Athena Bugs
Extremely minor Athena nit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Cavin)
Mon Jan 5 10:24:10 2004
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Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:08:46 -0500
From: Tom Cavin <cavin@mit.edu>
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cc: Tom Cavin <cavin@mit.edu>
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Hi,
There is a very minor issue with renewing authentication.
When Authentication expires on an Athena system you get a pop-up window
with the title "Warning", an "OK" button. and the message:
You have no authentication. Select "Renew Authentication" from the
Athena "Utilities" menu to re-authenticate.
However, if your authentication has indeed expired, attempts to follow
these instructions result in a pop-up window with the title "Error", and
"OK" button, and the message:
Can't launch entry
Details: Failed to change to directory "/mit/<USERNAME>" (No such
device).
The same error comes up if you attempt to open a new Athena prompt window
without authentication.
The cause of the error is apparently a reference through a user's AFS home
directory that fails because the AFS tokens have expired.
If a user does not have an available Athena prompt or the means to get some
sort of a command shell without reference to the normal launchers, they may
end up having to logout instead of being able to get new tickets.
I suspect most users who are likely to be logged in for over 10 hours would
also be likely to have an active command prompt, and that a simple change
in the text of the "Renew Authentication" warning message would be a
sufficient fix.
Again, it's a very minor point. :-)
Best Wishes,
--Tom
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